Anesthesia provider performance in the first two years of merit-based incentive payment system: Shifts in reporting and predictors of receiving bonus payments - 27/11/21
, Gordon H. Morewood, MD b , Jeffrey T. Mueller, MD c , Matthew T. Popovich, PhD d , John M. Caridi, MD e , Sean N. Neifert, MD f Abstract |
Study objective |
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program was intended to align CMS quality and incentive programs. To date, no reports have described anesthesia clinician performance in the first two years of the program.
Design |
Observational retrospective cohort study.
Setting |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services public datasets for their Quality Payment Program.
Patients |
Anesthesia clinicians who participated in MIPS for 2017 and 2018 performance years.
Interventions |
Descriptive statistics compared anesthesia clinician characteristics, practice setting, and MIPS performance between the two years to determine associations with MIPS-based payment adjustments.
Measurements |
Logistic regression identified independent predictors of bonus payments for exceptional performance.
Main results |
Compared with participants in 2017 (n = 25,604), participants in 2018 (n = 54,381) had a higher proportion of reporting through groups and alternative payment models (APMs) than as individuals (p < 0.001). The proportion of clinicians earning performance bonuses increased from 2017 to 2018 except for those MIPS participants reporting as individuals. Median total MIPS scores were higher in 2018 than 2017 (84.6 vs. 82.4, p < 0.001), although median total scores fell for participants reporting as individuals (40.9 vs 75.5, p < 0.001). Among clinicians with scores in both years (n = 20,490), 10,559 (51.3%) improved their total score between 2017 and 2018, and 347 (1.7%) changed reporting from individual to APM. Reporting as an individual compared with group reporting (OR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.71 to 0.80; p < 0.001) was associated with lower rates of bonus payments, as was having a greater proportion of patients dual-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Reporting through an APM (OR: 149.6; 95% CI: 110 to 203.4; p < 0.001) and increasing practice group size were associated with higher likelihood of bonus payments.
Conclusions |
Anesthesia clinician MIPS participation and performance were strong during 2017 and 2018 performance years. Providers who reported through groups or APMs have a higher likelihood of receiving bonus payments.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program performance started in 2017. |
• | Anesthesia providers participating in MIPS more than doubled from 2017 to 2018 |
• | Anesthesia provider performance was strong in MIPS 2017 and 2018 performance years. |
• | Those reporting through groups or APMs have a higher likelihood of bonus payments. |
• | Bonuses rates were lower for providers with more low socioeconomic status patients. |
Keywords : Merit-based incentive payment system, MIPS, MACRA, Social determinants of health, Quality measure performance, Anesthesiology
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