CMS provides support for clinicians affected by recent hurricanes

The Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers (CMS) introduced that the Benefit-based Incentive Fee System computerized excessive and uncontrollable circumstances coverage might be utilized to MIPS eligible clinicians who have been affected by Hurricanes Milton, Helene, or Francine. For these clinicians, efficiency classes might be reweighted to 0% through the 2024 knowledge submission interval, and they’ll obtain a impartial fee adjustment for the 2026 MIPS fee yr. Extra data may be discovered on the High quality Fee Program (QPP) exception purposes webpage.

The AASM additionally encourages members who’ve been affected by Hurricanes Milton, Helene, or Francine to overview eligibility standards for the AASM Basis Catastrophe Aid Fund to doubtlessly apply for monetary help, if wanted. These funds assist AASM-accredited sleep facilities which have misplaced the power to function and supply affected person care resulting from injury to their amenities attributable to native disasters.

Members could ship questions in regards to the MIPS computerized excessive and uncontrollable circumstances coverage to registry@aasm.org.