Women's Dermatologic Society

By Dr. Mark Kaufmann The bar has been raised. The amount of MIPS points required to be exempted from the 7% penalty in 2021 (for performance year 2019), is DOUBLE what it was last year. Instead of 15 MIPS points, you now need to get 30 MIPS points. With a little more effort, there is still a way to avoid the MIPS penalty in 2019, and while it’s still possible to do this without using a registry OR an EHR, both of them would make it a lot easier. Here’s how to get it done: If you are a small (fewer than 15 clinicians) practice, each clinician needs to complete five measures on at least one patient. I still recommend that each clinician complete five measures on more than one patient. Any combination of measures will do, and five will give you 15.75 points. In order to get up to 30 MIPS points, you will also need to do a High Weighted Improvement Activity (IA). You can choose any of the high weighted IAs from the 2019 Improvement Activities List , and if you want to do it wit...

The WDS Young Physicians Committee shares their insight and experiences from their first year on the job including: >> Read the Full Article How did you choose your career path? What advice do you have about choosing a career path? Did someone help guide your path? If you were in private practice previously and now private equity, what pros/cons are there to each? If you are considering join a private equity practice, what are important things to know?

Dr. Wysong is the Founding Chairman and William W. Bruce MD Distinguished Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Nebraska Medicine. Dr. Wysong specializes in Mohs surgery and reconstruction for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.  She has a special interest in locally advanced and metastatic basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma as well as treatment of rare skin tumors. Read the full interview for insight on her path in academics, advice for leadership, importance of mentorship, how to achieve work/life balance and more in this Young Physician Spotlight. >> Read the Full Interview