DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2018 Issue 7 (July)

QPP in the PFS 2019: More patient, outcome focus; ‘gold’ quality measures; other changes

CMS shows it means business about outcome and patient-reported measures in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) section of the proposed 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule with measure changes that increase the focus in those areas. Other meaningful changes include a stripped-down, information-exchange-focused Promoting Interoperability category; new standards for small practices and low-volume exemptions; a proposed “tiered” quality scoring system; and more.

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