Jan 8, 2025
QPP Year 9: 2025 Final Rule Overview
Release Date: Friday January 31, 2025
Key QPP Updates from the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
With the release of the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Final Rule in late 2024, CMS finalized programmatic changes impacting your practice in 2025 and future performance years.
Sign up today to view the Kentucky Regional Extension Center’s QPP 2025: CMS PFS & Quality Payment Program Final Rule Overview on Friday, January 31st, 2025.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
• MVP Continued Expansion: addition of 6 new MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) and consolidation of two existing neurological MVPs
• Cost: 6 new episode-based cost measures added to the Cost Performance category, further emphasizing value-based care
• Improvement Activities: Revamp of category weighting and requirements
• APP Track & MSSP: Required measure set expansion for MSSP participants via APP Plus
• Advanced APMs: QP status determination changes and finalized updates to QPP Lump Sum Bonus payouts
Fill out this brief REGISTRATION FORM to be among the first to receive this webinar recording.
Contact YOUR experts at KY***@uk*.edu“>Kentucky REC with all your QPP, MIPS/MVP, and APM Track questions. We’re here to help: 859-323-3090.
The CMS 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule overview, QPP, and MSSP Fact Sheets are available through the links below.
PFS Fact Sheet
MSSP Fact Sheet
QPP Fact Sheet: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/3057/2025-QPP-Policies-Final-Rule-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Dec 9, 2024
NCQA PCMH Annual Reporting Requirement Update: New Data Submission Attestation
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has introduced a new requirement for the 2025 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Annual Reporting process.
Organizations renewing their recognition in 2025 must now complete the “Annual Renewal (AR) Quality Improvement (QI) 05: Data Submission Attestation.” This step, accessible in Q-PASS under the AR QI 5 component, requires practices to attest that their submitted data is accurate and may be shared with stakeholders for performance rewards and incentives.
Annual Reporting Key Deadlines and Processes
• Who is impacted? All healthcare practices with NCQA PCMH or Specialty Practice (PCSP) recognition.
• When to act? Complete Annual Reporting 30 days before your recognition anniversary date via Q-PASS.
• What to expect? After submitting the attestation, NCQA may randomly select your practice for a virtual audit. Notification of an audit will be sent through Q-PASS and email.
Support for Your Annual Renewal and Audit
The Kentucky REC PCMH team has extensive experience supporting practices through Annual Renewal and audit processes. We are here to provide expert guidance, ensuring your compliance and peace of mind.
Interested in PCMH or PCSP Recognition?
If your organization isn’t yet recognized and you’d like to learn more, contact us at the email link below or 859-323-3090 for assistance. We’re happy to help you take the next step toward recognition. Let us help you navigate the process with confidence.
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
QPP Webinar: 2025 PFS & QPP FINAL RULE CLIENT-ONLY FIRST LOOK*
Tuesday DECEMBER 17, 2024 @ 12PM ET
On November 1st, 2024 the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) published the finalized regulatory update to the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), The Quality Payment Program (QPP), and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Reporting Requirements impacting Medicare Parts A&B payment policies.
Kentucky REC expert advisors will share details on important aspects of the 2025 Final Rule, including discussing the items below.
This CMS ruling details important updates to all tracks of the QPP and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program. MIPS Value Pathways or MVP expansion continues with the addition of 6 new MVPs available for reporting in performance year 2025, and the consolidation of two previously finalized MVPs into a single neurological MVP.
CMS further expanded the Cost Performance Category by adding 6 new episode-based cost measures for inclusion into the program. CMS finalized the performance threshold of the program through performance year 2025 to remain at 75 points, impacting the issuance of positive and/or negative payment adjustments to Medicare reimbursements in the 2027 payment year.
The MSSP finalized updates related to Shared Savings Pre-Payments, incentivizing and rewarding successful ACOs with upfront dollars based on historical shared savings performance to aid in offsetting costs associated with patient-care and population health infrastructure support.
CMS finalized the proposed APM Performance Pathway (APP) Plus measure set. This is a mandatory measure set for CMS MSSP ACOs, building on further strategic alignment across all CMS programs through the reporting of the Adult Universal Foundation Measure Set.
Interested in becoming a QPP client? As a client, you receive exclusive access to our analysis of all aspects of the Quality Payment Program. To speak with the team on how we can best support you, feel free to contact us HERE.
Mark your calendars for “2025 PFS & QPP FINAL RULE CLIENT-ONLY FIRST LOOK*” on Tuesday, DECEMBER 17th at 12pm EST.
The CMS 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule overview, QPP, and MSSP Fact Sheets are available through the links below.
PFS Fact Sheet
MSSP Fact Sheet
QPP Fact Sheet: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/3057/2025-QPP-Policies-Final-Rule-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Contact YOUR Experts at the Kentucky REC for all your QPP, MIPS/MVP, and APM Track questions. We are here to help. Call us at 859-323-3090.
*This webinar is for Kentucky REC contracted QPP clients only. If you are interested in this topic and would like to learn more about becoming a client, please contact us at (859) 323-3090 or email us at KY***@uk*.edu. We aim to be your trusted healthcare advisor!
Nov 15, 2024
TEAM Model APM – Transforming Episode Accountability Model for Acute Care Hospitals
Available Now: Friday Nov 15, 2024
On November 15th, your trusted REC experts released a webinar focusing on CMS’s recently announced new MANDATORY payment arrangement: Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). This model is set to launch January 1st, 2026 for selected acute care hospitals in 188 core-based statistical areas (CBSAs).
Many Kentucky hospitals will be required to participate in this first phase, specifically hospitals located in:
Bowling Green
Corbin
Glasgow
Lexington-Fayette
Middlesboro
This model is a 5-year project beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2030.
You will receive regulatory analysis of this new program and information on: episodes of care; timelines; financial up-side and down-side risk glidepaths; and other need-to-know elements set forth by CMS in this new model.
For further information:
CMS TEAM Model Hospital Registration (Primary Hospital Contact for FY26 Mandatory Participants).
For more information on the upcoming TEAM Model
To receive future CMS announcements, join the CMS Listserv.
REGISTER TODAY to be in-the-know on this very important topic impacting clinicians and Acute Care Hospitals across Kentucky and the nation.
For details and more information on TEAM from CMS, visit HERE.
Contact YOUR experts at Kentucky REC with all your QPP, MIPS/MVP, and APM Track questions. We’re here to help: 859-323-3090.
Nov 15, 2024
QPP Year 8: Year in Review Roundtable
Available Now: Friday Nov 15, 2024 @ 12PM ET
The 2024 Quality Payment Program performance year is quickly drawing to a close. Our Kentucky REC experts invite you to our pre-recorded webinar exploring the most important takeaways from this year to better prepare you for the upcoming attestation season.
Register and view this on-demand analysis to stay in the know as we explore critical elements of MVPS, APP and Traditional MIPS tracks of the Quality Payment Program.
Register and view this on-demand analysis to stay in the know about the QPP 2024 Program Year and how to be successful wrapping up Year 8 of the program.
Contact YOUR experts at Kentucky REC with all your QPP, MIPS/MVP, and APM Track questions. We’re here to help: 859-323-3090.
