CMS has published a list of 202 measures under consideration for use in hospitals and other Medicare public reporting and payment programs.
In publishing the list, CMS will be able to gain input on the proposed Medicare quality and performance measures from the public as well as from the Measure Applications Partnership — a multi-stakeholder group that guides HHS on such matters.
Many measures being considered for adoption by CMS have been suggested by members of the public or of healthcare organizations. A total of 21 CMS programs have proposed changes, but the 10 programs with the most proposed measures are listed below. A single measure may be under consideration for more than one program.
1. Medicare Shared Savings — 116 proposed measures
2. Physician Feedback/Quality and Resource Utilization Reports — 102
3. Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier — 102
4. Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System — 96
5. Physician Compare — 96
6. Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible Professionals — 31
7. Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting — 29
8. Hospital Value-Based Purchasing — 12
9. Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting — 9
10. Prospective Payment System-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting — 9
The MAP will accept preliminary comments on provider experiences with the list of measures and whether they would add value, improve patient outcomes or create undue data collection and reporting burdens through Dec. 5 and final recommendations will be issued to HHS by Feb. 1.