decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2006 Issue 3 (March)
AMA developing measures under contract with CMS
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Article Overview
This article covers ongoing efforts by the American Medical Association, CMS, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Mathematica Policy Research, and the National Quality Forum to develop, test, and review physician quality measures for Medicare-related reporting and potential pay-for-performance use. It is relevant to physicians, practice administrators, quality-reporting stakeholders, and health policy readers following Medicare payment reform, specialty measures, and the organizations involved in measure development and endorsement.
Why This Topic Matters
It explains how measure development and review were being positioned as part of broader Medicare payment reform discussions and why specialty practices and quality-reporting stakeholders were watching those changes closely.
What You Will Learn
- Which organizations were collaborating on physician quality-measure development
- How the article frames the relationship between quality measures and Medicare payment reform
- What kinds of specialty and ambulatory quality topics were being considered at a broad level
- Why endorsement and evaluation by national quality organizations mattered to the process
- What concerns the AMA raised about the administrative and technology burden of quality reporting
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical practice administrators
- Quality reporting professionals
- Health policy analysts
- Medical coding and reimbursement stakeholders
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