CMS released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for MACRA. Comments are due no later than 5 p.m. on June 27, 2016. You can submit or review comments on Regulations.gov. Until then, here is what is in the news along with more information, events, and commentary on the rule.
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By Keith Boone – This is definitely one of those cases that most people will likely miss unless it is explicitly called out, so here I go. Within the recently released MIPS/MACRA proposed regulations (which I call NuMu for reasons that should be readily apparent), CMS indicates that the legislation (law not regulation!) says:
By Megan Renfrew – In early May, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a regulation ushering in sweeping reforms to managed care programs within Medicaid and CHIP. This regulation will require states and health plans alike to step up their game with respect to data collection, analysis, and reporting.
By Jim Tate – Wave three is hitting the Meaningful Use shore. A foundational requirement in the CMS EHR Incentive program has been the use of Certified Electronic Health Records Technology. The definition of CEHRT has evolved from the initial wave to the cresting wave 3 – 2015 Edition. Register for this High Level Overview on June 2nd.
By Jim Tate – Meaningful use audits against 2015 attestations are currently underway. We have found that there are specific areas of attestation documentation that are particularly difficult for hospitals and CAHs. The release in October 2015 of the Modified Stage 2 requirements caught many hospitals by surprise with the removal of the Core and Menu set concepts.
WEDI, the nation’s leading authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, announced the release of its findings from its March 2016 ICD-10 post-implementation survey. In the May 2 letter to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, WEDI shared survey results and an analysis of the responses on the ICD-10 transition following the Oct. 1, 2015 implementation.
By Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS – On December 18, 2015, we posted our draft Quality Measure Development Plan, a strategic framework for clinician quality measurement development to support the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System and advanced alternative payment models.
By John Halamka MD – As promised, I’ve read and taken detailed notes on the entire 962 page MACRA NPRM so that you will not have to. Although this post is long, it is better than the 20 hours of reading I had to do! Here is everything you need to know from an IT perspective about the MACRA NPRM.
Recent reports and surveys include; WEDI looks at health data exchange, Cross Country Healthcare looks at healthcare delivery priorities. The ONC evaluates their REC program. And the 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index was released by IBM X-Force Research.