QPP 2025 Accountable Care Series Part 3: Choosing the Right Path for Your Practice*
Webinar Date: July 22, 2025 @12pm

Join your Kentucky REC expert advisors as we provide a comprehensive overview of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs), equipping you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about your participation in value-based care initiatives.

As CMS looks to sunset Traditional MIPS reporting, Kentucky REC advisors will share the critical decision of selecting the most suitable pathway for your practice within the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

While pending finalization in further rule-making, CMS has indicated that MIPS ECs and groups may be required to participate in MIPS Value Pathway (MVPs) or the APM Performance Pathway (APP) to fulfill reporting requirements.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
• MVPs vs. APP Deep Dive: Understand the key differences between the MVP & APP tracks, including eligibility criteria, performance categories, and potential risks and rewards of each pathway
• Optimizing MIPS Participation through MVPs: Learn how to effectively register and form MVPs around the care services provided or the population served; Understand how to select the most advantageous clinical quality measures for your specific practice needs
•Navigating the APP Reporting Pathway: Gain insights into the reporting requirements and considerations for practices participating in Alternative Payment Models

This webinar is essential for healthcare providers and leaders seeking to understand the evolving landscape of value-based care and make informed decisions about their participation in ACOs and APMs.

Not a current KY REC client? For access to webinars in this series, contact the KY REC to learn more about our services. Interested in learning more about QPP, attend upcoming series, or learn how our advisors can assist your practice in maximizing performance in the QPP or other value-based care programs? 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.

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 KYRec@uky.edu. We aim to be your trusted healthcare advisor!

QPP 2025 Accountable Care Series Part 2: Decoding ACOs & Alternative Payment Models*
Webinar Date: June 10, 2025 @12pm

Join your KYREC expert advisors as we provide a comprehensive overview of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs), equipping you with the knowledge to make informed decisions about your participation in value-based care initiatives.

Key Takeaways:
• Understanding ACOs & APMs: Gain a clear understanding of the principles and objectives of ACOs and various APM framework options available.
• Exploring Shared Savings & Shared Risk: Explore the benefits and risks of participation in value-based payment arrangements.
• Choosing the Right ACO: Explore key factors to consider when selecting an ACO that best aligns with your practice’s goals and objectives.
• ACO Entity Formation vs. Joining an Existing ACO: Weigh the pros and cons of forming your own ACO entity versus joining an established ACO network.

This webinar is essential for healthcare providers and leaders seeking to understand the evolving landscape of value-based care and make informed decisions about their participation in ACOs and APMs.

Not a current KY REC client? For access to remaining webinars in this series, contact the KY REC to learn more about our services.nterested in learning more about QPP, attend upcoming series, or learn how our advisors can assist your practice in maximizing performance in the QPP or other value-based care programs? 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.

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 KYRec@uky.edu. We aim to be your trusted healthcare advisor!

QPP Year 9: 2025 Final Rule Overview
Available Now: 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.

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

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.

Contact YOUR experts at 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