Healthcare Informatics March 2, 2018
Heather Landi

As the U.S. healthcare system continues to challenge healthcare organizations and providers to improve quality and efficiency, the ability to transform care delivery, while not overburdening physicians in the process, becomes a delicate balance to strike.

In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to 2018 reporting requirements under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act’s (MACRA) Quality Payment Program (QPP). According to CMS estimates, roughly 600,000 eligible clinicians will be required to participate in the QPP, either through advanced alternative payment models (APMs) or by reporting under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

David Barbe, M.D., the president of the American Medical Association (AMA), recently was a guest on the Healthcare Informatics podcast and, as...

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Topics: CMS, Health System / Hospital, MACRA, Medicare, Physician, Primary care
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