Healthcare Finance News August 17, 2023
Susan Morse

Episode-based payment incentives must be aligned across other value-based models, CMS says.

The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider timelines for IT development in its release of new payment models.

In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services solicited a request for information for a proposed episode-based payment model. Comments were due by Thursday, August 17.

In its comment letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the 31-member companies of the HIMSS EHR Association said they strongly encourage CMS to align with the Office of the National Coordinator on requirements and timelines.

Previous alternative payment model initiatives have created timelines for participants that require health IT development without...

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