The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has many resources to help you understand and get started in its Quality Payment Program. The latest offering is a series of Short Training Videos.
These self-paced educational videos are now available on YouTube (Go.cms.gov/QPPvideos) and CMS’ Events page. They help explain aspects of the Quality Payment Program in approximately 10 minutes or less. Here are the links to specific titles:
Quick general overview: What is the Quality Payment Program?
Advanced Payment Models (APMs)
- Introduction to Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs)
- What are the criteria for Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs)?
- What is a qualifying APM participant?
- What is the APM scoring standard?
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Introduction to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Who participates in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System?
- How do eligible clinicians participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System?
- The Merit-based Incentive Payment System performance categories
- What is the scoring methodology for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System?