AI, and more specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), are revolutionizing the traditionally manual and time-consuming process of nurse chart abstraction in healthcare settings.  Traditionally, Nurse Chart Abstraction requires nurses to spend significant time reviewing patient …

Patient chart abstraction has become integral to many high-value functions within hospitals and health systems. All hospitals need to report their performance on key quality measures in order to maintain certifications, submit to registries, participate …

Healthcare Innovation Solutions (HCIS) has reviewed the changes to this year’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program which outlines the significant updates for the 2025 performance year. These changes will impact healthcare providers’ reporting requirements …

The MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) exemption that many providers relied on during the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer available. If you’re reporting for the first time—or returning after using the COVID EUC—you might …

The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a performance-based program that impacts Medicare payments for eligible clinicians. To determine if you need to participate in MIPS 2024 performance year, you must meet certain eligibility requirements.  …

Most Population Health programs utilize retrospective healthcare data to identify patients and the health system’s compliance with targeted performance measures. HCIS, partnering with innovative healthcare systems, is paving the way forward to deliver Prospective and …

MVPs are the newest, voluntary way to meet MIPS reporting requirements. To report an MVP for the 2024 performance year, you must register in advance.  Registration is now open for the 2024 performance year until …

As NJ hospitals pursue their mission of providing clinical excellence and transformation through Population Health initiatives, HCIS has developed solutions designed to optimize submissions for the Quality Improvement Program (QIP-NJ). QIP-NJ can be challenging with …

Hospitals are currently in the submission window for non-claims-based measures within the Quality Improvement Program (QIP-NJ), with an August 7th deadline. In early Fall, hospitals will gain access to their non-claims-based measure Patient-Level Report (PLR), …

For any facility looking to participate in New Jersey’s Quality Payment Program (QIP-NJ), the prospect of examining and inputting data for every single patient within each behavioral health or maternal health measure can be quite …

For the fourth consecutive Measurement Year (MY), acute care hospitals throughout New Jersey will be submitting quality-based healthcare data to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) as part of the Quality Improvement Program (QIP-NJ), …

Since the inception of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided special designations and rulings for clinicians reporting as “small practices”. According to CMS, a small …