Medscape March 19, 2015
In a national provider call on Wednesday, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) explained how eligible professionals can report on clinical quality measures (CQMs) just once to meet CMS requirements for its physician quality reporting system (PQRS), meaningful use electronic health records (EHR) incentive program, and value-based modifier (VM) program.
CMS experts described the methods for eligible professionals (EPs) to do this on their own, through their group practices, or through the accountable care organizations (ACOs) they belong to, if those ACOs participate in the Medicare shared savings program or the Pioneer ACO program.
Although medical leaders have long called for the CMS to align quality reporting across these programs, it may not be easy for...
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