The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) Study, as outlined in the MACRA final rule. Applications for this study will be accepted from January 1 – 31, 2017.
Clinicians and groups eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) that participate successfully in the study will receive full credit for the Improvement Activities performance category, thereby earning 15% of their MIPS score.
CMS is leading this study in order to better understand clinical workflows and data collection methods for quality reporting with the purpose of reducing the burden on clinicians and improving quality data collection. .
NextGen Healthcare encourages MIPS-eligible clinicians and groups that collect and submit quality measurement data to CMS to apply.
Study participants will have to meet the following requirements between January and December 2017:
- Complete at least three survey questionnaires throughout the course of the study.
- Participate in at least three focus groups.
- Submit at least three clinician quality performance measures to CMS.
To Apply
For more information and to apply to participate in the study, please visit the CMS website. Completed applications should be submitted to CMSCPIAStudy@ketchum.com by January 31.