Fierce Healthcare January 3, 2018
Evan Sweeney

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the new data submission system allows the agency to implement QPP “in the least burdensome way possible.” (Whitehouse.gov)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officially unveiled a new IT system designed to streamline data submission for physicians participating in the Quality Payment Program.

The new system, which consolidates multiple legacy data submission pathways into one website, provides several data submission options, including extracting data from certified EHR technology. Under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) performance data submitted during the first three months of 2018 will inform value-based payment adjustments in 2019.

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Topics: CMS, MACRA, Medicare, Physician, Primary care, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt)
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