Darena Health Blog and News
MIPS 2025 Brings MVPs to the Forefront
MIPS 2025 is shifting to Value Pathways (MVPs), bundling quality measures, Improvement Activities, and Promoting Interoperability into specialty-focused reporting. Learn how EHRs and providers can prepare, simplify submissions, and stay compliant with Darena Health’s MyMipsScore platform.
MIPS 2025: Cost Category Insights
The MIPS 2025 Cost category is no longer low-risk. With six new cost measures, stricter exclusion rules, and 30% of your final score at stake, passive reporting is not enough. Learn how to monitor the right data, reduce surprises, and avoid penalties using smarter insights.
MIPS 2025: Improvement Activities Category
The Improvement Activities (IA) category may look simpler in 2025, but don't be fooled. CMS has removed activity weightings and tightened rules for group alignment. With fewer activities to report but higher expectations for accuracy, the margin for error is smaller than ever. This blog breaks down the new IA structure, what’s changed, and how to plan early to avoid scrambling later.
MIPS 2025: Promoting Interoperability Requirements
MIPS 2025 raises the bar for Promoting Interoperability. From stricter EHR certification rules to tighter submission requirements and fewer reweighting exemptions, providers and EHR vendors must pay closer attention. This blog breaks down what’s new, what’s expected, and how to avoid common pitfalls that could hurt your score.
MIPS 2025 - Quality Reporting is Stricter Than You Think
MIPS 2025 brings tougher rules for Quality reporting, with stricter validation, measure restrictions, and growing emphasis on MVPs. Whether you're an EHR vendor supporting clinicians or a provider submitting data, this blog breaks down the changes and what they mean for your strategy going forward.
CMS Blue Button® 2.0 Fueling FHIR®
In our last blog we discussed how Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are planning to leverage the HL7® FHIR® standard. This discussion would be incomplete without the mention of probably the largest FHIR solution in the country today managed by a (non-tech) organization. I am talking about Blue Button 2.0 by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).