Major Issues Impacting Healthcare in 2016

By: Harry Purcell The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 continues to steam ahead toward a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). This creates a new program focused on Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) and combines the Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBPM), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and Meaningful Use (MU). According to the Medicare proposed rule – physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists will begin 2017 as the...