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When PI Reweighting Helps, Hurts, or Simply Moves the Risk

MIPS Promoting Interoperability reweighting can reduce burden, but it's not a safety net. It often just shifts risk to other categories like Quality or Cost. Worse, submitting PI data can accidentally cancel your reweighting protection. Don't mistake relief for compliance. Know your status, document your decision, and model where the weight goes. Chirpy Bird helps practices review reweighting assumptions, avoid submission traps, and build a defensible MIPS strategy before reporting season ends.

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April Reinert April Reinert

The Big HIPAA Security Update Got Delayed to 2027, But Your 2026 Risk Assessment Just Got Harder

The federal government delayed major HIPAA Security Rule updates to 2027, but that doesn't ease your 2026 obligations. If you report MIPS Promoting Interoperability, your annual security risk assessment just got tougher. You must confirm it was done and prove you're fixing identified issues, or your entire PI score drops to zero. Don't mistake the delay for a pass. Use the extra year to get ahead. Chirpy Bird helps practices and ACOs meet current requirements and prepare for what's next.

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The Real Reason Your PI Scores Stall

PI scores often stall for reasons that don’t become apparent until you take a close look at your CEHRT setup, workflows, and connectivity patterns. When you understand these gaps, you gain the power to fix them long before they threaten your MIPS performance.

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April Reinert April Reinert

PROPOSED 2026 ACO UPDATES Shared Savings Program Participants

The 2026 CMS proposed rule introduces major updates for ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), including mandatory APP reporting, a stronger push toward digital quality measures, and higher performance thresholds. Key changes also include revised benchmarking, beneficiary attribution adjustments, and expanded Promoting Interoperability requirements. ACO leaders should prepare for increased digital reporting demands while taking advantage of new flexibilities—especially for rural and smaller ACOs. Stay informed and ready for compliance ahead of the final rule.

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Automatic Re-Weighting Policies in CY 2025: What Every MIPS Provider Should Know

Automatic reweighting in MIPS 2025 doesn’t mean less work—it means smarter strategy. Hospital-based, small practice, rural, and non-patient-facing clinicians must understand how reweighting impacts their scores. Missing key deadlines or misreporting could mean lost incentives. Learn which categories shift, who qualifies, and how to optimize your MIPS performance.

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April Reinert April Reinert

MIPS: Closing Out 2024 and Starting 2025 Strong

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to finalize your MIPS reporting and get ready for 2025. We know how challenging it can be to juggle MIPS requirements alongside your busy practice, and we’re here to help.


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April Reinert April Reinert

Security Risk Assessment (SRA) for MIPS and HIPAA Compliance

Don’t lose your PI points in an audit or risk HHS non-compliance! The PI category has some prerequisites to earn any objective and measure points. This week we examine the SRA and offer you an option for some savings. Chirpy Bird can help you through this process.


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April Reinert April Reinert

2025 Key MIPS Program Updates

CMS's 2025 Final Rule introduces critical updates to MIPS, emphasizing streamlined quality reporting and a continued shift to value-based care. Key changes include a new data completeness threshold, expanded measure inventory, and new episode-based cost measures for a more precise assessment of care quality.


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MIPS Challenges for Small Practices

Discover how to navigate MIPS requirements and avoid penalties for your practice. Let Chirpy Bird help you thrive under MIPS even if you are a practice of just 1 or a few docs!


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