The Hand Surgeon's Practice and the Evolving Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.009.
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Abstract
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System began scoring physicians in 2017, with implementation of payment adjustments started in 2019. The program continues to evolve, with adjustments to measures, score weighting and consideration of patient complexity. However, there remain concerns about unintended consequences of this latest value-based payment program. This review summarizes the roll-out of the program in the first performance year (2017) and changes that will have an impact on payment adjustments in the 2022 performance year. Further, it explains the need for policy informed by clinical experience to protect access for vulnerable patients.
Medical subject headings
- Reimbursement, Incentive
- Surgeons
Anatomy
- hand