Understanding Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) and their applicability to the MIPS is important as clinicians work to receive recognition for the care they deliver to patients with complex conditions. This Q&A provides answers about HCC and how it could impact your Cost score in MIPS.
The CMS Quality Payment Program website allows clinicians to search a comprehensive list of measures by year, including information from the Cost forms and codes.
The Total Per Capita Costs for All Attributed Beneficiaries (TPCC) measure is a payment-standardized, annualized, risk-adjusted, and specialty-adjusted measure that evaluates the overall cost of care provided to beneficiaries attributed to clinicians, as identified by a unique Taxpayer Identification Number/National Provider Identifier (TIN-NPI). The Total Per Capita Costs for All Attributed Beneficiaries measure can be reported at the TIN or the TIN-NPI level. See this document to learn more.
The CMS HCQIS Access Roles and Profile (HARP) replaced the Enterprise Identity Management service (EIDM) in 2018. A HARP Account is required for submitting data to the CMS Web Portal in order to report for the Quality Payment Program. Use this informative and simple flyer from HealthInsight to understand the steps needed to complete your HARP Account Setup.
The HCQIS Access Roles and Profile (HARP) is a secure identity management portal provided by CMS. View this webpage to get answers to frequently asked questions and other help for the new HARP system.
Shows how a security official can approve and deny requests from staff users.
Reviews how to request access (“connect”) to a Registry or QCDR so you can submit data on behalf of your customers.
Reviews how to request access (“connect”) to an Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entity so you can view, submit and manage data on behalf of the APM.
Reviews how to request access (“connect”) to a practice so you can view, submit and manage data on behalf of the practice.
