Medicare QPP

Physicians Advocacy Institute

These resources have not been updated since 2023 but the general details remain relevant. For a summary of the key changes for CY 2024, please click here.

Frequently Asked Questions Updated for 2023

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7. What are no/low cost ways to report data for each MIPS category?

  1. Log-In and Attest, Log-In and Upload, and Medicare Part B claims are affordable or no cost options.

    Depending on your vendor and/or the investment you have already made in CEHRT, QCDR, and/or QR, these might also be low-cost options.

    Medicare Part B claims

    • Quality measures are reported through routine billing processes
    • Only available to small practices (15 or fewer ECs)

    Direct

    • Third-party intermediaries transmit data through a computer-to-computer interaction (e.g., an API)
    • Third-party intermediaries include qualified clinical data registries (QCDRs), qualified registries, and EHR vendors

    CMS Web Interface

    • Web-based application with a required set of measures
    • Only available for Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (MSSP ACOs)

    Log-in and Attest

    • Participants can log-in and manually attest to data submission
    • Available to individual physicians and those in groups, as well as third-party intermediaries

    Log-in and Upload

    • Participants can login and upload data in an approved format on qpp.cms.gov
    • Available to individual physicians and those in groups, as well as third-party intermediaries



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