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  • EyeNet’s MIPS 2020: A Primer and Reference
    The new 2020 guide to MIPS reporting.
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    Academy, Federal Agencies Issue Telehealth Guidance spotlight
    Feb. 1: Extreme Hardship Exemption Applications Due
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  • MIPS Reporting for 2021

    Each year the stakes are higher and the rules change. Stay current and start 2021 with the tools you need for a successful 2021 MIPS performance year. In this webinar, Academy experts, Flora Lum MD, vice president, Quality and Data Science; Molly Peltzman, academy manager, IRIS® Registry; Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy coding and practice management executive, outline the 2021 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final rule, including the overview of the MIPS system. 
  • MIPS 2020

    Get tips on using the registry and learn how to sign up.

    Read the manual

    Quality Measures

    See all quality measures for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

    Find a measure

    IRIS® Registry

    Find out how the Academy's clinical data registry can help you avoid future penalties..

    Learn more

  • How to Report the Revised Fee-for-Service Option

    Under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, CMS evaluates providers' performance based on four weighted categories. 

    • Quality (formerly PQRS) - 45%
    • Promoting interoperability (formerly advancing care information) - 25%
    • Cost (formerly the value-based modifier) - 15%
    • Improvement activities - 15%

    MIPS and Medicare Deadlines

    • Jan. 31, 2021 – Last day to sign data-release consent form, complete all data entry for improvement activities (IA) and promoting interoperability (PI) categories to IRIS Registry
    • Feb. 1, 2021 –  Last Day to Apply for Hardship Exemption
    • March 31, 2021 – Deadline to submit data through CMS portal 
    • June 1 – Deadline to Register for EHR Integration with IRIS Registry
    • Aug. 1 – Deadline to Integrate EHR System with IRIS Registry
    • Aug. 31 – Deadline to Earn MOC MIPS Credit with Improvement Project
    • Oct. 3 – Last Day to Start 90 Day Reporting Period for MIPS
    • Oct. 31 – Deadline for New Practices to Register for Manual Reporting with IRIS Registry
    • Dec. 31 – Deadline for EHR systems to get 2015-edition certification
  • 2020 MIPS

    • EyeNet’s MIPS 2020: A Primer and Reference
    • MIPS Guides
      • Small Practice Roadmap
      • Large Practice Roadmap
      • Solo/Small Practice Survival and Quick Start Guide
    • IRIS Registry user guide
    • Glossary

    MIPS Tips

    A quick look at what you need to know or do to be successful with MIPS reporting

    2019 MIPS Resources

    • Final checklist for EHR/Non-EHR MIPS Reporting for 2019
    • Read about what was new for MIPS in 2019.
    • For a brief summary, see the 2018 vs. 2019 MIPS Comparison Chart (PDF 84 KB)
    • EyeNet's MIPS 2019: A Primer and Reference
    • MIPS Archive: Roadmaps and articles from previous years
  • The Basics

    • What CMS calls the new policy: Quality Payment Program (QPP)
    • Where it came from: Congress passed sweeping reform under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to replace the sustainable growth rate.
    • What this policy does: It ties Medicare payments to quality and value.
    • When it takes effect: Performance evaluation began in 2017, with pay adjustments in 2019.
    • Fee-for-service option: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which combines existing quality-reporting programs with some new elements. Most ophthalmologists will likely have to use this option.
    • Alternative payment model option: These new approaches to paying for the medical care of Medicare patients incentivize quality and value. Few qualifying models currently exist for ophthalmologists.

    Our Commitment to Your Success

    The Academy's physician leaders are working with policymakers in Washington, D.C., to secure ophthalmologists' success under the new system.

    We continue to identify and address parts of the program that don't work for ophthalmologists. We're working with medicine, Congress and federal regulators to ensure the system supports you and your patients.

  • Latest News

    Jan 21, 2021 Oregon Bill Would Allow Broad Scope for Optometric Surgery Optometrists would be able to perform any surgical procedure, except the 19 procedures specifically excluded in the bill. In effect, the bill authorizes optometrists to perform more than 100 surgical procedures on eyes and the eyelids. Advocacy News
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  • Dates & Deadlines
    JAN 31
    Grant Proposals Due: Research to Prevent Blindness
    Submit a proposal for the Research to Prevent Blindness/ Hoskins Center research grants by Jan. 31 2021.
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    IRIS Registry Consent Form Due to Report MIPS
    Deadline to submit your data-release consent form to participate in the IRIS Registry and report for the 2020 MIPS reporting.
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    Last Day to Apply for Hardship Exemption
    Dec. 31 is the last day to apply for hardship exemption.
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    MAY 31
    Grant Proposals Due: Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) Inc. Pediatric Ophthalmology Fund
    Submit a proposal for the Hoskins Center Research Fund research grant by May. 31, 2021.
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