“In 2016, OIG conducted an early implementation review of CMS’s management of the QPP. (The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) enacted clinician payment reforms designed to promote quality and value of care. These reforms, known as the Quality Payment Program (QPP). While we found that CMS had made significant progress in developing the QPP, we identified two vulnerabilities that were critical for CMS to address in 2017…. OIG conducted this followup review to assess CMS’s progress in mitigating these potential vulnerabilities and to identify emerging risks.”
“CMS has made progress towards implementing the QPP, but challenges remain. CMS appears on track to deploy the IT systems needed for data submission by January 1, 2018. OIG has identified two vulnerabilities that are critical for CMS to address in 2018 because of their potential impact on the program’s success…”
Source: Followup Review: CMS’s Management of the Quality Payment Program – December 13, 2017. HHS – Office of Inspector General. Read the full report here.
