CMS has been working aggressively to improve the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) within the program’s statutory constraints and current framework. In 2015, Congress passed the Medicare ...

Timelier public health data supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could help public health agencies act more quickly to identify health threats, such as increased rates of ...

The Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) initiative provides funding to schools to employ a Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader (MHWL). MHWLs lead a whole-school approach to mental health and ...

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 6.18 on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), which will likely become the next LTS kernel [update: it’s now official]: So I’ll have to admit ...

In this article, we will provide an overview of how MIPS Value Pathways are structured and scored, summarize results from the first year of reporting in 2023, and discuss early lessons and likely ...

We have all had those days when our computer runs exceptionally slow and stutters in performing even the basic tasks. In Windows, you only have the Windows Task Manager to inspect and kill processes ...

At its core, the operation of every computer is governed by process known as the fetch–decode–execute cycle, sometimes simply called the instruction cycle. Regardless of the complexity of modern ...

Note to MATPOWER users: MIPS and its prerequiste, MP-Test, are included when you install MATPOWER. There is generally no need to install them separately. You can skip ...

Stakeholders in the Medicare value-based care world have without a doubt heard of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), and alternative payment models (APMs).

Debian 13 has arrived, now with RISC-V and preconfigured "blends" right in the main installer. From trixie, i386 is no longer supported as a regular architecture: there is no official kernel and no ...

CMS has proposed a mandatory two-sided risk model for specialists treating heart failure and low back pain in outpatient settings. The Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) would begin January 1, 2027, and ...

CMS opens 2025 MIPS exception/hardship application, now allows for exemption from cost category and administrative claims measures Based on AMA advocacy, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...