CMS Awards Millions to Transform Delivery of Rural Health Care
CMS awarded several states an initial $2 million to address disparities in health equity by improving access to quality health care in rural communities.
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Now Available: 2021 Change Review Process (CRP)
CMS announces the availability of the 2021 Change Review Process for electronic clinical quality measures. The CRP provides eCQM users the opportunity to review and comment on draft changes to the eCQM specifications and supporting resources under consideration by the measure steward.
What You Need to Know About the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for 2022
On August 2, 2021, CMS issued the Fiscal Year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule. In this final rule, CMS adopted policies that continue to focus on the advancement of CEHRT utilization and improve interoperability.
Medicare ACOs Increased Savings for Seventh Straight Year
Medicare’s largest alternative payment model produced its highest annual savings to date in 2020, while continuing to provide high-quality care, as shown by performance data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Health IT Appointments, Hires and Who’s Hiring
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring and appointments include Availity, Clearwave, Jump Technologies, NXgenPort, Komodo Health, Ada, ZoomCare, Heru, Inc., SOC Telemed, DeliverHealth Solutions, CMS, and Indiana HIE.
NAACOS Statement on CMS’s Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
NAACOS Statement on CMS’s Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services took the appropriate step by proposing to roll back changes that the agency finalized last year in how accountable care organizations (ACOs) report and are measured on quality.
NQF and CMS New MAP Health Equity Advisory Group and Conduct Measure Set Reviews
Achieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving health outcomes for all are long-standing goals of CMS and the National Quality Forum. With funding from CMS, NQF continues its focus on these priorities through new work incorporating health equity into the Measure Applications Partnership.
CMS to Improve Home Health Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that accelerates the shift from paying for home health services based on volume, to a system that incentivizes value and quality.
Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule: What to Know
By Devin Partida – As of May 10, 2020, IT specialists working in health care had to begin investigating how to implement requirements related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Patient Access final rule. They have until 2022 to get it done, although specific deadlines apply for particular milestones.