General Surgery Coding Alert

MIPS:

2 Keys Unlock Audit Preparedness

Secure data for six years. Participating in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for your surgery practice means more than just attesting to the data and forgetting about it. Task: You have to safeguard the documentation for years in the event of a MIPS audit. In fact, CMS can ask you for up to six years’ worth of post-payment documentation. [...]
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