This 2.5-hour webinar will assist physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists in private practices, office managers of private practices, administrators and owners of private practices, and billers and billing companies of private practices in their preparation to report MIPS for the 2025 Performance Period. This webinar will teach participants:
- The 4 categories of MIPS, how each category is weighted and its impact on your final score
- How to determine if you will be required to participate in MIPS in 2025
- Different ways to participate in MIPS (Individual vs Group) and how to report data to CMS
- Low-volume thresholds that may give therapists in private practices the opportunity to not be required to participate in MIPS
- Low-volume opt-in option to give you an opportunity for a positive payment adjustment in 2027
- The anticipated measures available to report by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, what format they can be reported to CMS and give examples of the code(s) that must be reported for some of the measures
- Payment adjustments for calendar years 2027 dependent upon successful or unsuccessful participation in MIPS in 2025
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- List the 4 categories in the 2025 MIPS program and how each category is weighted
- Recite how MIPS eligible clinicians can report the data to CMS
- Recall the minimum score that must be achieved in 2025 to avoid a negative payment reduction in 2026
- Understand the 2025 data completeness requirements based upon how you report the Quality Measures
- Name the anticipated measures available to report for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
- Explain the 2-phase Determination Period and how it will determine if you must participate in MIPS in 2025 to avoid a negative payment adjustment in 2027
- Differentiate the 3 options available to participate in MIPS
- List the 3 low-volume thresholds that would exclude a MIPS eligible clinician from being required to participate in MIPS
- Explain the low-volume opt-in option available to physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists in private practice
Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists in private practices, office managers of private practices, administrators and owners of private practices, and billers and billing companies of private practices.
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this webinar conference, you’ll also receive a handout in PDF format.
Online Course – Computer and internet connection required. Participants will be provided a url link where they can log in and follow the presentation on their computer as the speaker provides the presentation. If your computer has speakers, you will be able to hear the audio portion through your computer speakers and will not require a phone connection. No phone lines will be available for this online course.
This webinar has not been submitted to any state board or national organization for CEU approval. A certificate of attendance will be available upon completion of the webinar for each participant and may be adequate for credit in some states; you will need to contact your state licensing regulatory body to determine whether or not credit will be granted for this webinar conference. We provide no additional information for CEU approval.
Register for the event on or before 12:45pm EST on December 17, 2024.
When you register, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail that serves as your receipt. You will receive an email the day prior to the webinar that will provide you instructions on how to access the webinar, test your computer and download the handouts. If you register the day of the webinar, instructions are emailed every half hour beginning at 11:00am EST. Please make sure that your email system will accept messages from the webinar conference host: seminars@gawendaseminars.com. The easiest way to do this is to add this email address to the contacts list in your email software.
Gather your staff and listen to this webinar conference via your computer speakers or a speaker phone, follow along with the session handout on your computer, and participate in a live, interactive Question and Answer session.
PLEASE NOTE: ONE REGISTRATION PROVIDES YOU WITH ONE COMPUTER CONNECTION FOR THE WEBINAR CONFERENCE. You may pay for additional locations where indicated on the registration form.
There are no refunds for no shows or any other reasons once you register and payment is received. We are not responsible for organization firewalls or computer software issues that may interfere and/or prohibit your connection to the webinar portion of the presentation.
Playback link is NOT included with registration, but registrants have an option to purchase a playback link for $49.95 prior to completing online registration.
Playback link allows you to view and listen to the webinar live on your computer as many times as you would like and the playback link is emailed 72 business hours after the completion of the webinar.
If you know you will not listen live, you do not need to purchase the playback link for an additional $49.95.
TelSpanWeb System Requirements to View Course on Computer:
Windows
- 2.0GHz CPU with dual-core processor minimum (Recommended: Quad-core i5 processor or better)
- 4GB of RAM minimum (Recommended: 8GB or more)
- Microsoft® Windows 10®
- Microsoft® Windows 8.x®
- Microsoft® Windows 7® SP1
- Chrome v50 or higher (recommended for best performance), Firefox 49.x or higher
MAC OS
- Mac computer with an Intel processor (Recommended: Dual core 2.0GHz or faster
- 4GB of RAM minimum (Recommended: 8GB or more)
- Mac OS X v10.8 or higher
- Chrome v50 or higher (recommended for best performance), Safari 12.1 or higher, Firefox 49.x or higher
Linux
- 2.4GHz or faster x86-compatible processor or Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
- 4GB of RAM minimum (Recommended: 8GB or more)
- Red hat® enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
- Novell SUSE® 9.x or higher
- Ubuntu 10 or later
Solaris
- Solaris 10
- Chrome v50 or higher (recommended for best performance), Firefox 49.x or higher
Bandwidth/Ports:
- Minimum 800 kbps upload/download
- Recommended 1.5 mbps upload/download
- WEB SERVER: https traffic on port 443.
- SIGNALING SERVER: https traffic on port 443 (recently changed from port 80).
- MEDIA SERVER API: https traffic on port 443.
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Rick Gawenda, PTPresident
