Fierce Healthcare August 14, 2019
Access to timely Medicare and commercial payer administrative claims data is the most significant barrier to assuming risk and transitioning to value-based care, according to American Medical Group Association members.
While healthcare industry groups have pushed back against proposed interoperability rules from federal policymakers, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is voicing strong support for new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data sharing initiatives.
CMS’ Data at the Point of Care (DPC) pilot, which was announced in July, would help expand access to administrative claims data for providers and their patients, AMGA President and CEO Jerry Penso, M.D., wrote in a letter (PDF) to CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
AMGA represents 450 multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery...