Nephrologist Performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is the largest quality payment program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Little is known about predictors of nephrologist performance in MIPS.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting & participants

Nephrologists participating in MIPS in performance year 2018.

Predictors

Nephrologist characteristics: (1) participation type (individual, group, or MIPS alternative payment model [APM]), (2) practice size, (3) practice setting (rural, Health Professional Shortage Area [HPSA], or hospital based), and (4) geography (Census Division).

Outcomes

MIPS Final, Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activities, and Cost scores. Using published consensus r

SUBMITTER: Tummalapalli SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515074 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature