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Star Ratings Coming Soon to Compare Sites on Medicare.gov
Some websites offer “star” ratings that give information about the quality of the products and services they offer. Wouldn’t it be helpful to have the same kind of ratings when choosing a health care provider?
Jun 18, 2014
Blog CMS releases data on quality to help patients choose providers
Updates provide quality metrics for hospitals and physicians.
Dec 18, 2014
Blog Moving forward on primary care transformation
Today, we at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are excited to announce the promising findings from two large-scale tests of advanced primary care: the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative and the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) Demonstration.
Jan 23, 2015
Blog Physician Quality Reporting Programs Strategic Vision
As CMS releases statistics on the 2015 PQRS payment adjustment for the first time to the public, we are also announcing the publication of the Physician Quality Reporting Programs Strategic Vision (or “Strategic Vision”).
Apr 23, 2015
Blog ICD-10: One Week Out
In one week, the U.S. health care system will start using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
Sep 24, 2015
Blog Primary care makes strides in improving quality and costs
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced promising results of the first shared savings performance year for the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative. This model is part of our broader effort at CMS to promote better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
Oct 07, 2015
Blog Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs
We are living in a time of unprecedented change for health IT. Initiatives like the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs are at the forefront of hospitals, physicians and nurse practitioners to adopt an electronic medium for patient information.
Dec 10, 2015
Blog Thank you for your feedback on Stage 3 of the EHR Incentive Programs
As we approach the end of the public comment period for certain provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs final rule, we want to provide a brief update on the comment process.
Dec 17, 2015
Blog CMS Quality Measure Development Plan Supporting the Transition to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs)
Today we’re continuing to shift Medicare payments from volume to value by posting our draft Quality Measure Development Plan [https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs.html]. The Measure Development Plan is a strategic framework for future clinician quality measurement development.
Dec 18, 2015
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