Under the MIPS, Medicare reimbursement for physicians will be a function of quality determined by the so-called Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBM) and the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
Payment Limbo: Medical societies take on SGR reform
In June, Congress gave physicians relief from the scheduled 21 percent Medicare pay cut, but only until the end of November. The payment patch, which briefly increases reimbursement by 2.2 percent, leaves doctors in limbo.