MedCity News May 4, 2021
Anuja Vaidya

Eleven provider organizations sent a letter to HHS urging them to reconsider the new rules around quality measurement and reporting for ACOs. One of the reasons these rules are burdensome and should be revised is the lack of EHR interoperability, they said.

The federal government’s changes to quality reporting rules governing accountable care organizations are receiving pushback on several grounds, including a lack of EHR interoperability.

Eleven provider organizations — including the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and National Association of ACOs — have sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. In it, they detailed their concerns with the new quality reporting regulations for ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. These...

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