MIPS Extreme & Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Extended

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reopened the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances exception application for the 2020 performance year due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Clinicians, groups, and virtual groups have until March 31, 2021 to submit an application requesting MIPS performance category reweighting.
Data for the 2020 performance year that has already been submitted cannot be overridden with the application, and will be scored by CMS.
Learn more about the application process at https://qpp.cms.gov/resources/covid19.
SurveyVitals can help organizations meet MIPS measures. Learn more on our MIPS page or sign up for a demo.

March 5th, 2021 Categories: featured, MIPS Information

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