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Caravan Health ACOs Continue to Score High on MIPS in 2019

For the third year in a row, Caravan Health ACOs scored near the top of all health care providers in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), CMS’s value-based measurement program that adjusts Medicare rates based on health care quality and outcomes.

CMS Proposes Payment Increases, Permanent Telehealth, and more in 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

Late on Monday, August 3, CMS released the latest Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. The rule outlines Medicare physician payment policies for 2021, including extensions of many of the telehealth and virtual care flexibilities made available on an emergency basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Adapting the Annual Wellness Visit to Telehealth

Telehealth and virtual care services are now widely available in Medicare. While Americans were strongly encouraged to limit face-to-face interactions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, CMS expanded telehealth availability which allowed more access for patients and providers in both urban and rural areas.

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Caravan Health and Partners Urge Congress to Approve $50M Grant Program for Rural Virtual Care

Caravan Health and more than 40 partner providers strongly support the Increasing Rural Health Access During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Act.

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Awakening the Sleeping Revenue Giant: CMS Releases Details on MACRA & MIPS

Since 2017, Medicare clinicians have participated in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), to earn annual payment increases by providing high quality care and taking financial responsibility for the cost of patient care.

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Caravan Health Clients Awarded More Than $2 Million in FCC Telehealth Funds

In recent months, Congress and CMS have accelerated the adoption of virtual care services due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and health practitioners are quickly adapting their practices to this method of care delivery.

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Caravan Health - Spotlighting Best Practices

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Caravan Health Advocates for Quality Care & Value-Based Payment in New National Quality Forum Report

Caravan Health is pleased to be part of “The Care We Need,” a report from The National Quality Forum Task Force released on June 24. 100 diverse health care leaders, including Caravan’s Senior Director of Population Health Improvement, Rayna Caplan, lay out a bold vision for addressing the challenges of our nation’s health care system. The report includes specific strategic objectives and an actionable plan to make health care safe, appropriate, and high quality for everyone by 2030.

How a Medicare ACO Can Help Your Practice Succeed in a Pandemic and Beyond

Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger recently hosted a webinar to discuss how ACO work can help your practice get through the difficult conditions of a pandemic.

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