Modern Healthcare December 1, 2014
More than 200 quality and performance measures used in 21 Medicare programs, including 35 measures used in the electronic health-record incentive payment program, are open to public comment as part of an annual review by a group convened by the National Quality Forum.
A list of the 202 measures under consideration (PDF) this year includes four measures for hospitals and critical-access hospitals and 31 for physicians and other eligible professionals under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
“MAP brings the public and private sectors to consensus on how quality can be measured effectively and efficiently in federal health programs,” NQF President and CEO Dr. Christine Cassel said. “A...
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