“Since its inception in 1965, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been focused on driving quality care and making the healthcare space efficient for its members. Upholding their goal of empowering patients and enhancing the healthcare efficiency, CMS keeps on introducing new regulations and rules. Last few months witnessed some major shifts in healthcare regulations, disrupting nearly every domain. Here are a few that caught everyone’s attention:”
“1. Revamping the measures – CMS is planning to revoke 19 quality measures and de-duplicate other 21 measures on which acute care hospitals are required to report. These measures mostly include the ones associated with infections, patient safety, and mortality outcomes.”
“Planned changes – Proposal to remove redundant and process-driven quality measures from multiple quality reporting and pay-for-performance programs. Removing measures related to resource use….”
“2. Moving from “Meaningful Use” to “Promoting Interoperability” – Along with reducing the clinician burden, CMS proposes to empower themselves technologically and policy-wise. The agency has renamed the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (also known as “Meaningful Use”) to “Promoting Interoperability.”
“Planned changes – Hospitals will need to meet the CMS-defined standards…” Read the full article here.
Source: 5 Ways CMS Plans to Transform the Healthcare Space – By Adwait Gore, May 18, 2018.
