--- title: "MIPS Hacking: Report as a Group to Maximize ROI" description: I talk to many organizations who are planning to report MIPS for only their eligible doctors, often failing to realize how significantly their revenue would be impacted simply by reporting for ineligible doctors as well. In these cases I like to do a simple cost comparison to show what customers are missing out on, and while each case is unique, the results are often striking. image: https://blog.healthmonix.com/hubfs/Stock%20Images%201200%20x%20628/2019/agreement-black-business-943630.jpg --- ![logo-light](https://blog.healthmonix.com/hubfs/logo-light.png "logo-light") - [Who we help](https://healthmonix.com/who-we-help/) - [Overview](https://healthmonix.com/who-we-help/) - [ACOs](https://healthmonix.com/acos/) - [Health systems](https://healthmonix.com/health-system/) - [Healthcare technology](https://healthmonix.com/healthcare-technology/) - [Physician practices](https://healthmonix.com/physician-practice/) - [Health system VPs](https://healthmonix.com/health-system-vice-presidents/) - [Chief financial officers](https://healthmonix.com/chief-financial-officers/) - [Chief medical officers](https://healthmonix.com/chief-medical-officers/) - [Chief quality officers](https://healthmonix.com/chief-quality-officers/) - [ACO executive directors](https://healthmonix.com/aco-executive-directors/) - [Solutions](https://healthmonix.com/prism/) - [MIPSpro](https://healthmonix.com/product/mips-pro/) - [Cost](https://healthmonix.com/product/cost/) - [ACO Impact](https://healthmonix.com/product/aco-impact/) - [Analytics](https://healthmonix.com/product/analytics/) - [Ambulatory Specialty Model](https://healthmonix.com/ambulatory-specialty-model-asm/) - [TEAM](https://healthmonix.com/team-program/) - [HealthConnect](https://healthmonix.com/health-connect/) - [Data integration](https://healthmonix.com/dataintegration/) - [Consulting](https://healthmonix.com/consulting-services/) - [Score optimization](https://healthmonix.com/score-optimization/) - [Patient matching](https://healthmonix.com/patient-deduplication-and-matching/) - [Outcomes](https://healthmonix.com/outcomes/) - [Company](https://healthmonix.com/company/) - [Our story](https://healthmonix.com/company/) - [Team](https://healthmonix.com/team/) - [Careers](https://healthmonix.com/healthmonix-careers/) - [Resources](https://healthmonix.com/resources/) - [Help and support](https://healthmonix.com/customer-support/) - [Healthmonix Advisor](https://blog.healthmonix.com/) - [Webinars](https://healthmonix.com/our-webinars/) - [Educational resources](https://healthmonix.com/mips-education/) - [Help and support](https://healthmonix.com/customer-support/) - [Contact us](https://healthmonix.com/contact-us/) - [Measures](https://healthmonix.com/mips-measures/) - [Quality](https://healthmonix.com/mips-measures/mips-quality-measures/) - [CMS specialty sets](https://healthmonix.com/cms-mips-specialty-measure-sets/) - [Promoting Interoperability](https://healthmonix.com/mips-measures/mips-promoting-interoperability-measures/) - [Improvement Activities](https://healthmonix.com/mips-measures/mips-improvement-activities/) - [Cost](https://healthmonix.com/mips-measures/mips-cost-performance-category/) - [Log in](https://healthmonix.com/login/) # Healthmonix Advisor # MIPS Hacking: Report as a Group to Maximize ROI Posted by [Mike Lewis](https://blog.healthmonix.com/author/mike-lewis) on March 14, 2019 ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/42e02825868bf4a77ac99434c489da03) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-lewis-mba/) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![agreement-black-business-943630](https://blog.healthmonix.com/hubfs/Stock%20Images%201200%20x%20628/2019/agreement-black-business-943630.jpg) I speak with many organizations who are planning to report MIPS individually, only for their eligible providers. What they fail to realize is that they can achieve significant additional revenue by reporting as a group for **all** providers in their practices, even those that are deemed ineligible. In these cases I like to do a simple cost comparison to show what organizations are missing out on, and while each case is unique, the results are often striking. #### **Cost and Revenue** For example, say an organization has 200 NPIs where 50 are eligible (and 150 are ineligible), and the organization makes $10 mil in Medicare revenue — $6 mil from eligible clinicians and $3 mil from ineligible clinicians. Assuming a modest adjustment of, say, +3%, if you report only eligible clinicians you’re looking at a $180,000 increase. If you use a qualified registry like [MIPSPRO](http://healthmonix.com/mips-pro/), your cost may be something around $300 per provider, so in this case the total cost adds up to $15,000, for an overall revenue increase of $165,000. **$6 mil** revenue +**3%** = **$180,000** increase **$180,000** - **$15,000** cost = **$165,000** total revenue increase That’s not too bad, of course, *but* if in this hypothetical case our organization reports both eligible and ineligible NPIs, the +3% increase will instead net $300,000. We often charge less per provider for groups with more providers, but if for simplicity’s sake we again assume a cost of $300 per provider (totaling $60,000), our new overall revenue increase will be $240,000! **$10 mil** revenue + **3%** = **$300,000** increase **$300,000** - **$60,000** cost = **$240,000** total revenue increase In other words, in this scenario we’ve increased revenue by **$75,000** simply by including ineligible clinicians.   **RELATED:** [Predicting the Maximum MIPS Incentive in 2019 and Beyond](https://blog.healthmonix.com/max-mips-incentives-penalties-2019)   #### **Use Case: Individual VS Group Reporting** Those were just ballpark numbers, so let’s look at a more specific example. I recently spoke with an organization that had 2 eligible providers and 40 ineligible, and wanted to know what group reporting might do for them. When I did the math, assuming a reimbursement of +1.88% (and basing the numbers off of 2018 even though the adjustments will be made in 2020), the result spoke for itself: |   | Individual Reporting  *(2 Eligible Providers)* | Group Reporting *(Whole TIN)* | | --- | --- | --- | | 2018 Medicare Charges |  $788,945 |  $3,952,071 | |  Est. 1.88% Incentive |  +$14,832 |  +$74,299 | |  Vendor Costs |  -$878 | -$10,500 | |  Total |  $802,899 | $4,015,870 | | ** Estimated Return on Investment** | ** $13,954** | ** $63,799** | In other words, group reporting could add nearly **$50,000** to this organization’s bottom line.   #### **Administrative Burden** Another major benefit of reporting as a group is the potential to **reduce administrative burden**. In group reporting, all clinicians across the same TIN will receive the same score (and payment adjustment) for all 4 MIPS categories. This means that the reporting process can prove to be more efficient, since group reporting allows for only one submission rather than a separate submission for each clinician. Perhaps more significant for your bottom line, though, is the option to report Quality measures that only apply to a subset of your NPIs. Group reporting allows you to use the 6 best measures that maximize the group score, even if those measures do not apply to every clinician in the group. So for example, if you have five dermatologists in the practice that can get a perfect score on certain dermatology measures, you can use the scores of that small subset to benefit the whole group. Additionally, an entire group can be rewarded when just one provider fulfills the requirements for either the Promoting Interoperability (PI, formerly Advancing Care Information) or the Improvement Activities (IA) categories. 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