Physician Practice Leaders' Perceptions of Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a major value-based purchasing program. Little is known about how physician practice leaders view the program and its benefits and challenges.

Objective

To understand practice leaders' perceptions of MIPS.

Design and participants

Interviews were conducted from December 12, 2019, to June 23, 2020, with leaders of 30 physician practices of various sizes and specialties across the USA. Practices were randomly selected using the Medical Group Management Association's membership database. Practices included small primary care and general surgery practices (1-9 physicians); medium primary care and general surgery practices (10-25 physicians); and large multispecialty practices (50 or more physicians). Part

SUBMITTER: Khullar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034038 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature