Due to Medicare claims data delays, 2024 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final scores will be delayed until the fall, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency will open the target review period upon releasing scores. Physician payment adjustments will be announced about a month after, and the review period will close 30 days after the payment announcement. Download the 2024 MIPS scoring guide for more information on performance criteria and how final scores are calculated.
Medicare Auditors Are Not Wound Care Specialists: Why Providers Win Appeals When the Full Story Finally Gets Read – Blog Post by Knicole Emanuel
We will have to wait to find out if audits will lessen now that the new pricing structure has dramatically decreased the monetary incentive for audits.
