CMS

ACO Quality Changes Stall Drive to the Future

By Megan Reyna MSN RN & Jennifer Gasperini – ACOs will be required to report MIPS CQMs by 2025. CMS stated goal in transitioning to these new reporting approaches is to decrease administrative burden by replacing CMS’ existing manual reporting system, with electronic quality reporting.




Transforming Medicare Coverage

From the CMS Blog – CMS is committed to fostering innovation while ensuring that people with Medicare have faster and more consistent access to emerging technologies that will improve health outcomes. As part of this commitment CMS announced a proposed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway.





The Transplant Eco-System

By Lee A. Fleisher MD, Jean D. Moody-Williams RN MPP, Jonathan Blum – CMS and HRSA are federal agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that play important roles in protecting the health and safety of Americans as they engage with the U.S. healthcare system.