Get the Breakdown on How Costs Are Measured Under MIPS

08/09/18 • 0 min

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Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Koryn Rubin

Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS score differently, and here to make sure you don’t fall behind is Koryn Rubin, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Koryn Rubin

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