Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Data Validation and Audit (DVA) Announcement Notice – December 2022 MIPS DVA for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 Performance Years Will Begin January 2023.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Guidehouse to conduct data validation and audits of MIPS eligible clinicians in accordance with the legislative authority set forth in 42 CFR 414.1390(a)-(d).  This regulation requires MIPS eligible clinicians or groups to comply with data sharing requests, providing all data as requested by CMS. Data validation and audits are designed and conducted to confirm the accuracy and completeness of reported results of the MIPS program.  If you are selected for MIPS data validation and audit, you will receive a request for information from Guidehouse.  The request will be e-mailed to selected clinicians via the MIPS DVA contractor's email address (MIPS_DVA@guidehouse.com). You will have 45 days from the date of the notice to provide the requested information of substantive, primary source documents.  These documents may include: copies of claims, medical records for applicable patients, or other resources used in the data calculations for MIPS measures, objectives, and activities. Primary source documentation also may include verification of records for Medicare and non-Medicare patients where applicable.  Please note, failure to provide the requested information for the data validation and audit could process result in a payment adjustment in accordance with the legislative authority set forth in §§ 405.980 through 405.986. It may also increase the possibility that you will be selected for future data validation and audits.    You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244