Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

If you’ve got your Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year (PY) 2021 measures in line — and you meet the eligibility requirements — you may start sending your data to Medicare.

MIPS-eligible clinicians can submit PY 2021 information through March 31, 2022, by way of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) webpage at https://qpp.cms.gov/login. But remember, if you don’t already have a HCQIS Authorization Roles and Profile (HARP) account to submit MIPS measures, you’ll need to create one.

Important: Before you upload your MIPS files and hit send, you should verify that you meet the threshold requirements, says the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a QPP alert. “Clinicians who are not sure if they are eligible to participate in the Quality Payment Program can check their final eligibility status using the QPP Participation Status Tool. Clinicians and groups that are opt-in eligible will need to make an election before they can submit data.”

Election is only necessary for providers who opt in and is not required if you or your organization doesn’t want to participate in MIPS.

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