Implications of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System for Urology Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the implications of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) for urology practices. MIPS is a Medicare payment model that determines whether a physician is financially penalized or receives bonus payment based on performance in four categories: quality, practice improvement, promotion of interoperability, and spending.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of urologist performance in MIPS for 2017 and 2019 using Medicare data. Urologist practice organization was categorized as single-specialty (small, medium, large) or multispecialty groups. MIPS scores were estimated by practice organization. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between urology practice characteristics, including proportion of dual eligible

SUBMITTER: Maganty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature