For the MIPS participation track, MIPS eligible clinicians (defined in 414.1305) [701] are subject to a MIPS payment adjustment (positive, negative, or neutral) based on their performance in four performance categories: cost, quality, improvement activities, and Promoting Interoperability
The submitters ( stated that the consequences of poor oral health are worse for ESRD patients than the general population due to ESRD patient characteristics such as advanced age, higher prevalence of comorbid diabetes, polypharmacy, and impaired immune function, and that medically necessary dental care may improve the clinical success of the dialysis services
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If the ACO fails to repay any outstanding amount of prepaid shared savings within 90 days of that written notification, CMS will recoup any outstanding balance of prepaid shared savings from the ACO's repayment mechanism established under 425.204(f)
During the 2023 CAHPS ( for MIPS Web Mode Field Test, [743] adding the web-based survey mode to the current mail-phone protocol of CAHPS for MIPS survey administration resulted in an increased response rate
