January 2019 - Updates

2019 MIPS Requirements

• Be sure to review the MIPS Requirements for 2019 to ensure a successful performance this year. To learn more including key differences between Year 2 and Year 3 requirements, provider eligibility, scoring, thresholds/payment adjustments, data submission and performance category requirements, visit our MIPS resource page.

Promoting Interoperability Requirements

• To ensure your successful participation, be sure to also review the 2019 requirements for Promoting Interoperability. This includes using EHR technology certified to the 2015 Edition certification criteria, a minimum 90 consecutive day period, a Security Risk Analysis is performed within the performance period calendar year and the provider has reported on all the required measures across all 4 objectives. Note that there is also a new requirement for the public health reporting objective. For more information, click here.

MIPS Assistance

• The MIPS Assistance program provides your practice with a dedicated STI MIPS Coach to help the your clinicians work towards meeting the goals for MIPS. Working with the clinicians and staff, the MIPS coach will assist in the process of transforming the practice from one focused on volume of services, to one based on quality of services to meet the MIPS requirements for 2019. To sign up today, complete the enrollment form here.

Quality Reporting Registry 

• The STI Quality Reporting Registry (STI MIPSPRO) will allow MIPS Eligible Clinicians (ECs) to report their MIPS quality measures with ease. ECs can track their progress throughout their MIPS performance period and make any necessary corrections before submitting their data. In addition to performance and quality reports, you will also have access to detailed raw patient and visit data to view how each measure is met per visit. To enroll, visit our website.