Patient groups oppose CMS plan to suppress reporting on some safety measures

Chief Healthcare Executive June 8, 2022
Ron Southwick

The agency said some data would be skewed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics say the move could harm patients and deprives the public of vital information.

Consumer advocates are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to drop a proposal that would limit reporting on patient complications in hospitals.

Critics say suppressing the reporting on safety measures could hurt patients and prevent the public from obtaining critical information. The Leapfrog Group, a watchdog organization focused on patient safety, said the CMS plans are ill-timed after a recent federal report on Medicare patients suffering complications in hospitals.

CMS is planning to curb reporting on 10 measures of hospital complications as part of a proposed rule for the 2023 fiscal year....

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