In this presentation, we highlighted how quality measurement programs impact reimbursement affecting your revenue. The revenue at risk in your organization. We focused on quality programs like Value-Based Purchasing (VBP), Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APM) and their impact on Part A and Part B reimbursements.
It’s no surprise that reimbursement tied to quality performance is quickly becoming a reality for hospitals and physicians. CMS’ aggressive goals aimed at increasing the percentage of Medicare payments associated with quality versus quantity can be achieved through such programs as Value-based Purchasing and MACRA. This session will cover scoring methodologies, reporting requirements, reimbursement impact, infrastructure (and other resource needs), EMR tools and tactics, and workflow modifications.
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6. Background: Quality Measurement Programs
Hospital
Quality
•EHR Incentive Program
•Hospital Value-Based
Purchasing
•Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
•Inpatient Quality Reporting
•HAC payment reduction
program
•Readmission reduction
program
•Outpatient Quality Reporting
•Ambulatory Surgical Centers
•The Joint Commission (TJC)
Physician
Quality
•EHR Incentive Program
•Physician Quality Reporting
System (PQRS)
•Value-Based Payment
Modifier (VM)
•eRX Quality Reporting
Payment
Model
•Bundled Payments
•Accountable Care
Organizations (ACO)
•Medicare Shared Savings
Program
•Patient Centered Medical
Homes (PCMH)
7. Programs Driving Performance Based Reimbursement
Hospital Quality
• Value Based Purchasing (VBP)
• Inpatient Quality Program (IQR) and MU
• Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC)
• Hospital Readmission Reduction (HRRP)
Physician Quality
• Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
Payment Model
• Alternative Payment Model (APM)
• Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC+)
10. MACRA
• Bipartisan legislation signed into law on April 16, 2015
• Repealed Sustainable Growth Rate Formula
• Rewards providers for quality versus quantity
• Combines existing quality programs into one
• Participants: Part B Eligible Professionals
11.
12. MIPS Overview
• Combines components of PQRS, Value Modifier, and MU
into one program
• One composite performance score, 0-100 points,
determined through 3 weighted categories
• Budget neutral program rewarding quality performance
• 2017 performance impacts 2019 payment
16. MIPS Participants
2017: Medicare Part B
Eligible
• Physicians
• PAs
• NPs
• Clinical nurse specialists
• Certified registered nurse
anesthetists
2019: Opened to other
clinicians
• PTs, OTs, SLPs
• Nurse Midwives
• Clinical Social Workers
• Dietitians
• Clinical Psychologists
17. MIPS Eligibility
EC EC EC EC EC
Hospitalist ED Provider Ortho Practice Family Practice
EC
Private Practice
Acute Ambulatory
18. MIPS Participation Options
Pick your pace
• Option 1: Test the System by submitting partial data
No negative, no positive 2019 adjustment
• Option 2: Participate for Part of the Year
Small positive 2019 adjustment available
• Option 3: Participate Full Calendar Year
Modest payment adjustment available
• Option 4: Participate in APM
5% incentive payment available
19. MIPS Scoring: QUALITY DOMAIN
Selection of 6
Measures;
Reduced from
PQRS 9,
Minimum case
requirement
One
Crosscutting
Measure; One
Outcome or
High Priority
2-3 Claims
Based
Population
Measures
1-10 Points per
measure,
based on
historical
benchmark
Additional
Points for
Reporting
Additional
Measures
20. Converting Performance To Points
CMS will create 10 deciles per measure based on national
benchmarks of baseline period, 2 years prior
1-10 points assigned based on the decile within which the
EP performs
23. Advancing Care
25% total MIPS score
5 measures required
Extra points for reporting of additional measures
24. Meaningful Use vs Advancing Care
Meaningful Use
• Strict Reporting
Requirement
• Labor Intensive
• Misaligned with Other
Quality programs
Advancing Care
• Flexible Reporting
• Streamlined
• Aligned with Other Quality
Programs
25. Summary of Advancing Care Measures
Required Objective Measures:
• Security Risk Analysis
• e-Prescribing
• Provide Patient Access
• Send Summary of Care
• Request/Accept Summary of Care
For bonus credit, you can:
• Report up to 4 additional measures
• Report Public Health and Clinical Data Registry Reporting measures
• Use certified EHR technology to complete certain improvement activities in the
improvement activities performance category
26. Improvement Activities
15% of Total MIPS Score
Maximum Score of 40 points
Credit for involvement in Medical Home and APMs
90 available to accommodate specialists
27. Description of Improvement Activities
90 available aligned with:
• Care Coordination
• Beneficiary Engagement
• Patient Safety
• Expanded Practice Access
• Population Management
• Emergency Preparedness
• Achieving Health Equity
• Participation in APM
28. Improvement Activities: Scoring
Scoring based on weighting
• Up to 20 points for highly weighted activities
• Medical Home, transformation of the clinic, public health
priorities
• Examples: Patient experience ratings, timely access for
Medicaid patients
• Up to 10 points for all other activities, considered medium
weight. Most options are of medium weight
Total high weight points + total medium points/total
possible points (40) = % of Improvement Activities Score
29. Improvement Activities: Reporting
Individual clinicians, groups or designated 3rd party
vendors must designate Yes/No to each chosen activity
Reporting Options:
• Attestation
• QCDR
• Qualified Registry Reporting
• EHR
• Claims (If feasible, no other reporting necessary)
• Groups of 25 or greater also have option of reporting
via CMS Web Interface
30. Cost Catagory
0% of total MIPS score
Replaces Value Modifier
Claims based reporting
*No additional reporting requirements
Scoring is based on comparison to others
*Those that provide the most efficient, effective care
will receive greater scores
31. Cost Category: Measures
40 Episode Specific Measures
*Specialty specific measures exist
Up to 10 points are available per measure
*Patient volumes per measure, typically 20, are
required in order to qualify for measure
38. Advanced APMs
• Clinicians who are involved with qualified ACOs, Medical
Homes, etc
• ACO must base payment on quality measures
• Must meet patient volume and financial risk thresholds
• In order to determine APM eligibility, all clinicians report
through MIPs in 2017
• APM clinicians avoid MIPS reporting requirements and
payment adjustments
• Receive 5% APM incentive payment
• Does not change how APMs reward value
40. ACO Reporting
• Measures, means and frequency vary per ACO
• Vermont:
• Three ACOs coming under one umbrella - VCO
• Data flowing from EMRs through HIE to ACO Data
Repository Workbench One
• PMPM Analyzer
• ACO Explorer
• Manual annual reporting process will phase out
• Importance of thoroughly and accurately diagnosis and
comorbidities
42. VBP Program Background
• Funded by reductions from Diagnosis-Related
Group (DRG) payments; Budget Neutral
• Built on the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting
(IQR) measure reporting infrastructure
• Measures collected through the Hospital IQR
Program infrastructure
• Reimbursements based on either national
benchmarks or internal improvements
48. Value Based Purchasing Scoring
• Scores for all measures generate total performance score
• Types of points awarded
• Achievement points
• 0-10 based on comparison to all hospitals’ baseline period
rates
• Improvement points
• 0-9 based on comparison to same hospital’s baseline period
rates
• Consistency points
• 0-20 based on hospital’s HCAHPS scores compared to all
hospitals’ baseline period rates
49. Financial Impact
• Total amount of value-based incentive payments must equal
the total amount withheld across all hospitals in the
program.
• For FY18 payment (2016 performance): 2% withhold
• Value-based incentive payments = Sum of all hospital’s base-
operating DRG*0.02 (withhold)
51. Hospital Revenue at Risk
Year IQR EHR MU VBP HAC HRRP
2013 2.0% MBU N/A 1.0% DRG N/A 1.0% DRG
2014 2.0% MBU N/A 1.25% DRG N/A 2.00% DRG
2015 25% MBU 25% MBU 1.50% DRG 1.0% DRG 3.00% DRG
2016 25% MBU 50% MBU 1.75% DRG 1.0% DRG 3.00% DRG
2017 25% MBU 75% MBU 2.00% DRG 1.0% DRG 3.00% DRG
MBU = Market Basket Update
DRG = Diagnosis-related group
52. Hospital Revenue at Risk
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
IQR EHR VBP HAC HRRP
56. Infrastructure and Integration
• EHR 2015 Edition (Stage 3) Upgrades for 2018
• Acute and Ambulatory EHR Integration
• Data Warehouse Design
• Quality Reporting Metrics and Alerting
58. Enhanced Oversight and Accountability
ONC expands role of oversight
Attest to cooperation with certain authorized IT
surveillance and oversight activities
Clinicians required to give access to their EHR
No restriction of data sharing and interoperability
59. Challenges
• Disparate Systems
• Difficult to assess performance across settings
• Creation of Clinical Alerts
• Coding occurs post discharge
• Understanding workflow required by eCQMs
• Transition from free text and customized reporting
60. Conclusion
• CMS is transitioning to what the they call "a new and more
responsive regulatory framework." This new framework is
based on the landmark bipartisan legislation called MACRA
• As organizations transition from volume to value based
reimbursement, both in the inpatient and outpatient
realms, increased attention to quality outcomes is necessary
• This involves focus on:
• Standardized Workflow
• Performance Reporting with Clinical Alerts
• Clinical Surveillance Across Settings
• Data Sharing - TOC
61. Questions
• Jodi Frei, PT MSMIIT
Northwestern Medical Center
• William Presley, Vice President
Acmeware