CMS Delays MIPS and Automatically Applies Hardship Exemption for Non-Submission

We previously shared that the MIPS program could be suspended or otherwise delayed. Today, CMS officially announced a delay to MIPS 2019 reporting which extends the deadline for 2019 MIPS data submission from March 31, 2020 to April 30, 2020. Along with the delay to MIPS reporting, they will be automatically applying the “extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy exception” to anyone who chooses not to submit MIPS 2019 data. This basically means that you have another month to submit your MIPS 2019 data if you’d like to participate, but that if you don’t submit any data, you’ll avoid any MIPS penalties. Continue on Healthcare IT Today.