Not Too Late to Avoid the MACRA Penalty
Even if you have done nothing for the MACRA 2017 reporting period, it may not be too late.
There is a list of 92 Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) for the 2017 reporting period. If you completed even one of these activities in 2017, you can attest to having completed them using the APMA registry (free for APMA members!) and not only avoid a penalty in 2019, but position yourself for potential bonus payments in 2019.
The full list of activities can be viewed here:
https://www.apma.org/applications/secure/index.aspx?FileID=74394
Many measures on this list you may have performed without even realizing they were a CPIA, including:
- Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care.
- Performance of regular practices that include providing specialist reports back to the referring MIPS eligible clinician or group.
- Annual registration by eligible clinician or group in the prescription drug monitoring program of the state where they practice.
If you review this list and find that you performed any of these activities for 90 consecutive days in 2017, you can sign up for the APMA registry now https://www.apma.org/registry and follow the instructions on how to attest.
The deadline to attest using the APMA registry is March 24.
Traffic to the registry and its support systems is expected to be very high at the deadline.
Do not delay. Sign up TODAY!
