“… LeRoy said he and his family medicine colleagues across the country are being “crushed by layer upon layer of administrative burden” from Medicare and other payers, as well as the lack of interoperability between different EHR systems.”
“The CMS says it is trying to remedy that. On Thursday, the agency issued a request for information seeking new ideas from the public on how to shift more of clinicians’ time and system resources from bureaucratic busywork to patient care.”
“It is seeking ideas on issues including the streamlining of CMS reporting requirements; easing prior authorization procedures; enabling of better data sharing; improving quality reporting; addressing overly burdensome policies for rural providers; and simplifying rules for beneficiaries dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid…”
“The new RFI is part of the CMS’ Patients over Paperwork initiative launched in 2017, which the agency claims has significantly cut red tape, saving an estimated 40 million hours and $5.7 billion through 2021.” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS seeks fresh ideas on reducing administrative hassles – Modern Healthcare.
