EHR Intelligence March 1, 2017

AHA offered suggestions for MedPAC to adjust performance measures that give providers a better sense of their performance in MIPS, APMs, and other aspects of MACRA implementation.

 

March 01, 2017 – The American Hospital Association (AHA) has submitted a list of policy proposals to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) regarding implementing the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and other provisions of MACRA.

In the letter, AHA Executive Vice President Thomas P. Nickels emphasized the importance of drawing upon data and experience from healthcare organizations before proposing any policy changes to MACRA.

Because clinicians are still acclimating to MACRA policy requirements and the transition year of the Quality Payment Program, no data currently exists that...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HHS, HIE (Interoperability), MACRA, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Retail care, Telehealth, Urgent care, Value Based
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