Oncology Practice Insider

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the following Quality Payment Program (QPP) resources to the QPP Resource Library to help clinicians understand how to participate in QPP in the 2020 performance period:

The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Help Desk responds to thousands of requests each year to support professionals committed to providing quality healthcare. Provide CMS with your feedback for improvement to the QPP Help Desk. Feedback can be provided over the phone and will be conducted through interviews from February 12-28, 2020. If you have any questions, e-mail QPPUserResearch@cms.hhs.gov or contact kiel.mclaughlin@agile6.com to schedule an interview.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released a position statement, “Block Grants in Medicaid & Their Impact on Cancer Care,” that urges policymakers not to enact, apply for, or advance any proposals to establish block grants for Medicaid programs. 

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently submitted its Patient-Centered Oncology Payment model for consideration by the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) as a way to improve the quality of cancer care, while lowering costs.   “Participation by the Medicare and Medicaid programs would advance this model in its intent to establish communities of providers and payers working together to improve cancer care delivery.” said ASCO in its submission letter. 

The next CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Professionals Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday January 29, 2020 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET. Agenda and conference call information is provided below: Agenda: Opening Remarks Announcements: Announcement on New Prior Authorization Process Open Payment The Importance of Diagnosis Reporting and Physician Documentation under the PDGM Open Q & A Open Door Participation Instructions:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently discovered and corrected inconsistencies in the data after releasing final 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligibility data.  If you checked your eligibility following the December 4th listserv announcing final MIPS eligibility, your status may have been affected by the data inconsistencies.