Becker's Healthcare December 1, 2017
CMS released its Measures under Consideration list for 2018 pre-rulemaking.
The agency sent its list to the National Quality Forum for annual review. The list contains 32 standardized performance measures HHS is considering for use in federal programs.
Forty percent of the measures on this year’s list are outcomes measures, including patient-reported outcomes measures. The list also comprises eight episode-based cost measures.
Here are the 32 quality measures CMS is proposing, organized by program.
Note: Comprehensive descriptions of each measure can be found in CMS’ full list.
Merit-based Incentive Payment System
1. Continuity of pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder
2. Average change in functional status following lumbar spine fusion surgery
3. Average change in functional status following total knee replacement...
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