2022 MSSP ACO Newsletters
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Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: December 14, 2022 / ISSUE 24
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: New MIPS APM Pathway Resource: Now Available; PY 2023 Initial Assignment List Report and Assignment Summary Report Packages: To Be Delivered December 15th; Access the CMS Web Interface Starting January 3, 2023; PY 2022 CMS Web Interface Patient Sample Excel Files; Changes to Beneficiary Notification Requirements and New Beneficiary Information Notification Templates and Poster Available for PY 2023; PY 2022 Q3 Opioid Utilization Report: Delivered December 8th; Changes to Marketing Materials Requirements for PY 2023; Check Initial 2023 MIPS Eligibility on the QPP Website; New Resources in the QPP Resources Library; December CCLF Files; New Case Study on Concurrent Care Program at Dialysis Clinic, Inc.; New Case Study on OneCare Vermont’s Value-Based Incentive Fund; Promising Strategies for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs: Strategy Summary Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: November 17, 2022 / ISSUE 23
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Attention: ACO Signing Event Period Begins December 2, 2022; Upcoming Important Dates and Deadlines; Care Compare Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period: Opening Soon; PY 2022 Q3 Report Package: Now Available; Be Sure to Update ACO Contacts in ACO-MS: Steps to Take When an Employee, Consultant, or Contractor Leaves Your ACO; Share Your Thoughts on APP Feedback; Promising Strategies for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs: Strategy Summary Now Available; Health Equity Digest (2 of 2): Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: November 02, 2022 / ISSUE 22
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: Issued November 1st; Updated PY 2021 ACO Quality Performance Report: Releasing November 8th; November CCLF Files; Health Equity Digest (2 of 2): Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: October 20, 2022 / ISSUE 21
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Reminder: 2022 APM Incentive Payment Details Available; Learn If Action Is Needed. Upcoming MIPS Important Dates and Deadlines. Web Mode Field Test for the CAHPS for MIPS Survey. Second Snapshot of 2022 QP Status and APM Participation Data Now Available in QPP Participation Status Tool. November ACO Learning System Webinar on Implementing Health IT Tools to Improve Care Access in Rural Areas: Seeking Speakers.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: October 05, 2022 / ISSUE 20
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2023 Change Request Cycle: Final Dispositions for Phase 1 Change Requests and Phase 2 Submission Period Opens Soon; Reminder: Managing Changes to ACO Governing Body in ACO-MS; October CCLF Files; November ACO Learning System Webinar on Implementing Health IT Tools to Improve Care Access in Rural Areas: Seeking Speakers; Summary of VBC Learning System Webinar on Advancing Health Equity in Palliative and Hospice Care: Now Available; Health Equity Digest (1 of 2): Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: September 21, 2022 / ISSUE 19
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES:
Release of Shared Savings Program 2021 Benchmark PUFs; MIPS Performance Feedback, Final Score, and Payment Adjustment Information: Now Available; 2021 MIPS Targeted Review: Now Available;
New Resources in the QPP Resource Library; PY 2022 Q2 Opioid Utilization Report: Delivered September 15th; October ACO Learning System Webinar on Engaging Specialists in Care Management: Seeking Speakers; Health Equity Digest (1 of 2): Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: September 8, 2022 / ISSUE 18
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2023 Change Request Cycle: Phase 1 RFI-2 Response Due September 9, 2022; CAHPS for MIPS Vendor Authorization Tool: Closes September 14th; Updated Public Reporting Template: Now Available; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Ability to Remain in Level A or Level B of the BASIC Track; Medicare Enrollment and SNF Star Rating Data Updates in ACO-MS; Supplemental Notices Delivery; Advanced Notifications Feature for Data Hub Deliveries; September CCLF Files; New MIPS Resources: Now Available; Health Equity Digest (1 of 2): Now Available; Case Study on New York Medical Partners ACO: Integrating Clinical Pharmacists to Expand Primary Care Teams.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: August 24, 2022 / ISSUE 17
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2023 Change Request Cycle: Preparing for Phase 1 RFI-2; PY 2021 Embargoed Financial and Quality Performance Results; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Ability to Remain in Level A or Level B of the BASIC Track; Medicare Enrollment and SNF Star Rating Data Updates in ACO-MS; Reminder: PFS Proposed Rule Public Comment Period Closing Soon; HRSA Announces a Small Rural Hospital Funding Opportunity; New! Case Study on New York Medical Partners ACO: Integrating Clinical Pharmacists to Expand Primary Care Teams; Tell Us About Your QPP Performance Feedback Viewing Experience.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: August 10, 2022 / ISSUE 16
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2022 Q2 Report Package: Now Available; August CCLF Files; New Case Study on New York Medical Partners ACO: Integrating Clinical Pharmacists to Expand Primary Care Teams; Managing Significant Changes to ACOs in ACO-MS.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: July 27, 2022 / ISSUE 15
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: CAHPS® for MIPS Vendor Authorization Tool: Open August 9th; PY 2023 Change Request Cycle: RFI-1 Response Due at 12:00 p.m. ET on August 4, 2022; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Ability to Remain in Level A or Level B of the BASIC Track; How to Review Participation Options Information Applicable to PY 2023 in ACO-MS; Prevent and Report Potential Fraud.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: July 14, 2022 / ISSUE 14
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2023 Change Request Cycle: Preparing for Phase 1 RFI-1; How to Review Participation Options Information Applicable to PY 2023 in ACO-MS; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Ability to Remain in Level A or Level B of the BASIC Track; July CCLF Files; First Snapshot of 2022 Qualifying APM Participant Status and APM Participation Data Now Available in QPP Participation Status Tool.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: July 08, 2022 / ISSUE 13
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Ability to Remain in Level A or Level B of the BASIC Track; 2021 MIPS Final Score Preview: Now Available; PY 2022 Q1 Opioid Utilization Report: Delivered June 15th; The CoC Program Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: June 15, 2022 / ISSUE 12
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Reminder: Actions Available During the Change Request Cycle for PY 2023; Form CMS-588 EFT Authorization Agreement Submission via ACO-MS: New Functionality Now Available; PY 2022 Final Financial Historical Benchmark Report Packages for ACOs With an Agreement Beginning January 1, 2022: Available This Week; June CCLF Files; CCLF Files Expansion 2022: Change to Approach; Seeking ACO Speakers on Leveraging Patient Registries to Support Beneficiaries With Complex Care Needs.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: June 02, 2022 / ISSUE 11
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Submit Notice of Intent to Apply by Tuesday, June 7, 2022; Actions Available During the Change Request Cycle Opening June 8th for PY 2023; Managing Changes to ACO Governing Body in ACO-MS: New Functionality Available June 8th.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: May 18, 2022 / ISSUE 10
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: NOIA Opens June 1st; Change Request and Application Cycle Documents: Now Available; PY 2022 Q1 Report Package: Now Available; Identifying Qualifying APM Participant Status in QPP Participation Status Tool; Tell Us About Your QPP Submissions Experience; Seeking Speakers for a July Learning System Webinar on Health Equity in Palliative and Hospice Care.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: May 04, 2022 / ISSUE 9
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Important Updates Regarding Medicare Enrollment and SNF Star Rating Data in ACO-MS; Tell Us About Your QPP Submissions Experience; Understanding Medicare Shared Savings Program Compliance Toolkit: Now Available; Combatting the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: Tools and Resources for Emergency Departments; Reminder: ACOs Automatically Registered for CMS Web Interface and CAHPS for MIPS Survey for 2022 Performance Period; May CCLF Files.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: April 20 2022 / ISSUE 8
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: ACO-MS Data Hub Advance Email Notification Settings: Now Available; PY 2022 Report User’s Guides: Now Available; Prevent and Report Potential Fraud.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: April 06 2022 / ISSUE 7
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: NOIA and Application Cycle Dates Available for a January 1, 2023 Start Date; April CCLFs and Claims Run-Out Files; Seeking Speakers for May ACO Learning System Webinar on Interventions for Provider Burnout; Care Delivery Digests: Available
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: March 23, 2022 / ISSUE 6
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: NOIA and Application Cycle Dates Available for a January 1, 2023 Start Date; Reminder: 2021 Quality Reporting Closes in 8 Days on March 31st; Reminder: CMS Reopened the MIPS EUC Application for the 2021 MIPS Performance Year in Response to COVID-19—Deadline is March 31, 2022; PY 2022 Preliminary or Adjusted Historical Benchmark Report Packages: Available March 25th; PY 2021 Q4 Opioid Utilization Report: Delivered March 16th; 2020 QPP Performance Information on Care Compare: Now Available; Seeking Speakers for May ACO Learning System Webinar on Interventions for Provider Burnout; Care Delivery Digests: Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: March 09, 2022 / ISSUE 5
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: CMS Reopens the MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application for the 2021 MIPS Performance Year in Response to COVID-19; Reminder: CMS Web Interface Open for 2021 Quality Reporting; PY 2022 Updates to Aggregate Expenditure/Utilization Report, Beneficiary Expenditure/Utilization Report, and Non-Claims Based Payments Data File; March CCLFs and Claims Run-Out Files; Managing Changes to the ACO During the Agreement Period; Join the VBC Learning System’s Focus Group on Operationalizing Initiatives to Identify and Address SDOH.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: February 24, 2022 / ISSUE 4
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: Notice of One-Time Opportunity to Decrease Repayment Mechanism Amount; Reminder: Compliance Plan Tip Sheet; 2021 CMS Web Interface – HTN-2 Measure Clarification; Reminder: CMS Web Interface Open for 2021 Quality Reporting.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: February 10, 2022 / ISSUE 3
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: PY 2021 Q4 Report Package: Now Available; Shared Savings and Losses and Assignment Methodology Specifications: Updated; Notice of One-Time Opportunity to Decrease Repayment Mechanism Amount; Corrected IRS 1099 Forms Issued; Seeking ACO Speakers for an ACO Learning System Spring Webinar on Behavioral Health Strategies to Support Beneficiaries With Depression; February CCLFs and Claims Run-Out Files; CMS Web Interface: Open for 2021 Quality Reporting; Best Practices When Contacting the QPP Service Center.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: January 27, 2022 / ISSUE 2
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: January 1, 2022 Shared Savings Program ACO Statistics: Now Available; Third Snapshot of 2021 QP Status and APM Participation Data: Now Available; CMS Web Interface: Open for 2021 Quality Reporting; 2022 Shared Savings Program Report Schedule: Now Available.
Source: CMS
Title: CMS Shared Savings Program ACO Spotlight: January 12, 2022 / ISSUE 1
Abstract: PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES: The CMS Web Interface is Open for 2021 Quality Reporting; PY 2022 Public Reporting Deadline: February 11, 2022; Medicare Enrollment and SNF Star Rating Data Updated in ACO-MS; January 2022 CCLF Files: ACO-MS Data Hub Performance Year; Prevent and Report Potential Fraud.
Source: CMS