Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Don't Miss the CMS Web Interface Sign-Up Deadline for MIPS 2018
If your Medicare Part B practice or virtual group submitted your 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures through the CMS Web Interface, you are good to go for 2018. However, if you didn’t send information through the online portal last year but wish to now, you must apply by June 30, 2018. To register your group, you must have a valid Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) account with a Physician Quality and Value Programs role, emphasizes the MIPS guidance. Ascertain if your role and whether you have an EIDM account at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Payment-Program/Resource-Library/Enterprise-Identity-Data-Management-EIDM-User-Guide.pdf. After EIDM confirmation, register for CMS Web Interface in the [Quality Payment Program] QPP data submission system by clicking Manage User Access in the left-hand navigation, informs CMS. Get the details on registering before the end date at https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/how-to-register-for-CMS-WI-and-CAHPS.
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