AMGA and Optum teamed up to lead a provider collaborative to develop and share strategies for success under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
MIPS is a track under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, and eligible physicians were required to start reporting performance data this year to determine Medicare Part B payments.
"MACRA and MIPS have brought major changes to today's healthcare environment. Partnerships like the MIPS collaborative enable care-provider organizations to succeed by sharing information and best practices," Erik Johnson, vice president of value-based care at Optum Advisory Services, said in a press release.
The collaborative began in March and will continue through July 2018.
Here are the participating providers.
- Beaumont Health (Royal Oak, Mich.)
- Billings (Mont.) Clinic
- Carle Hospital (Urbana, Ill.)
- Excela Health Medical Group (Greensburg, Pa.)
- Genesis Medical Group (Bettendorf, Iowa)
- Health Quest Medical Practice (Lagrangeville, N.Y.)
- Lexington (Ky.) Clinic
- Mayo Clinic Health System (Rochester, Minn.)
- North Mississippi Medical Clinics (Tupelo, Miss.)
- Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
- OptumCare (Minnetonka, Minn.)
- Prevea Health (Green Bay, Wis.)
- Purchase Anesthesia (Paducah, Ky.)
- St. Elizabeth Physicians (Crestview Hills, Ky.)
- SwedishAmerican (Rockford, Ill.)
- UNC Health Care (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- WellMed Medical Group (San Antonio)
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