Overview
MIPScast was a web-based tool created by Altarum to help clinicians predict and improve their Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores. The tool streamlined the reporting process, enabling clinicians to select, enter, or upload data for their preferred measures and activities across all performance categories. MIPScast helped more than 3,000 clinicians understand their practice data before submitting it to CMS, giving quick results and the best MIPS scores possible.
Closure and Transition Support
In May 2023, Altarum made the decision to cease being a CMS-recognized Qualified Registry at this time and announced the closure of MIPScast. Altarum is committed to making this transition as smooth as possible for our clients and partners. We will work closely with each of you to ensure that your needs are met and that any outstanding issues are resolved.
While MIPScast will no longer be an Atlarum service, we continue to offer our fee for services support Quality Improvement Advisory Service (QIAS). This service line works with providers to submit MIPS, complete the Security Risk Analysis, and a host of other packages.
Contact Us
Bruce Maki
Project Manager, Quality Improvement
Areas of Expertise- Project Management
- Federal Clinical Regulations and Compliance
- Health IT Adoption
Bruce is Altarum’s project manager on the Healthy Hearts for Michigan program, a 3-year project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality targeting cardiovascular disease improvement in rural Michigan primary care offices, as well as the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Office of Minority Health (OMH) jointly funded National Hypertension Control Initiative which aims to address disparities amongst racial and ethnic minority populations. Bruce also manages another project funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services tasked with assisting HIV clinics in southeast Michigan with the identification and care of HIV patients who have also been diagnosed with type II diabetes or chronic kidney disease. Previous projects include two separate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded initiatives focused on leveraging and optimizing health information technology to aid Michigan clinics with identifying and managing patients with hypertension and diabetes. Bruce holds a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University and a master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois.
Carrie Frye
Client Services Manager, Delivery Systems Transformation
Areas of Expertise- Project Management
- Clinician-Based Quality Improvement Support
- Health IT Adoption
Carrie Frye has more than 11 years of experience in electronic health record (EHR) implementation and workflow redesign. In her current role, she leads Altarum’s quality improvement advisory services team across several projects, including the Healthy Hearts for Michigan program, an AHRQ-funded initiative to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes in Michigan. Carrie has assisted hundreds of providers through quality improvement initiatives—beginning with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid—fund Promoting Interoperability program (formerly Meaningful Use)—which she had the pleasure of supporting from start to finish.