On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the proposed rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, featuring significant updates to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).
As clinicians begin planning for the 2025 MIPS performance year, the Improvement Activities (IA) performance category remains a key opportunity to maximize your MIPS score with relatively low effort. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized some notable updates to the IA category this year, including a smaller number of required attestations and simplified scoring. This post outlines the key updates for 2025 and shares a practical list of Improvement Activities that are both broadly relevant and commonly used across specialties, making them simple for most practices to implement.
CMS just released its 2023 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Results At a Glance and there’s a lot to unpack, especially for clinicians navigating MIPS, MVPs, and APMs. Whether you’re a solo provider, part of a group, or operating under an APM entity, this report offers important insights that could impact your 2025 Medicare payments. Let’s break down the key takeaways and how MDinteractive can help you turn this knowledge into action.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) continues to evolve, bringing new challenges and opportunities for clinicians aiming to optimize their performance and meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reporting requirements. As in past years, success with MIPS in 2025 will require a proactive strategy, careful planning, and timely data collection throughout the year. In this article, we’ve outlined a step-by-step checklist to help your practice stay organized, reduce reporting burdens, and achieve success with 2025 MIPS.
During 2025, all Shared Savings Program ACOs will be required to report the APP Plus quality measure set, which includes four clinical quality measures, the CAHPS survey, and the readmission measure.
Navigating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) requires staying informed about critical dates and deadlines. Timely action throughout the year is essential to maximize your performance and maintain compliance with MIPS requirements. Below is a comprehensive timeline to help your practice remain on track for the 2025 performance year.
As CMS transitions ACOs to all-payer, all-patient CQM/eCQM reporting under the APP, the complexity of quality reporting is increasing. MDinteractive supports over two dozen ACOs—ranging from 37 to over 7,000 clinicians—with scalable tools and expert guidance. Our platform simplifies data aggregation across EHRs, ensures compliance, and provides real-time performance insights to help ACOs meet evolving regulatory requirements with confidence.
The Making Care Primary (MCP) Model is designed to improve care delivery for patients with chronic illnesses by incentivizing healthcare providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the QPP Participation Status Tool for the 2024 performance year. Clinicians can now verify their final 2024 eligibility for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) by entering their individual National Provider Identifier (NPI) into the tool or checking their MDinteractive account dashboard. Clinicians can also check their eligibility in an Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) and preliminary MIPS status for 2025. This blog will guide clinicians through understanding MIPS eligibility and determining their reporting requirements.