Quality

News and Advocacy

• NAACOS submits letter to NQF on draft attribution report
  
  
• CMS example of 2018 MIPS quality scoring for ACOs
  
  
• OIG Report Highlights Excellent ACO Quality Performance
  
  
• 2018 Quality Reporting Links:
• PY 2018 Quality Measure Narrative Specifications are available on the Program Guidance and Specifications webpage 
• PY 2018 and 2019 Shared Savings Program quality measure benchmarks are available on the Program Guidance and Specifications webpage, under Quality Measures & Reporting Specifications - click here
• PY 2018 Measure Information Forms (MIFs) for claims-based measures are available on the Program Guidance and Specifications webpage
• PY 2018 specifications for the 15 CMS Web Interface measures are now available in the Quality Payment Program Resource Library. To access the specifications, you must select Find 2018 resources by provider or topic and select Web Interface Measures & supporting documents located under the MIPS section. Please note that these documents should NOT be used for reporting PY 2017 measures
• NAACOS Tool Allows ACOs to Project MIPS Scores Using 2016 ACO Performance Scores 
  
  
• CMS Web Interface Excel Template User Guide 2017 (11/21/17)
  
  
• CMS Web Interface Excel template  (11/21/17)

• NAACOS Resource on Preparing for a Quality Measures Validation Audit 

• CMS fact sheet on 2017 Value Modifier results
   
• CMS example of quality performance category calculation for ACOs under the MIPS APM Scoring Standard
  
  
• Quality Measurement Methodology And Resources-Specifications, April 2017 Version #2 
  
  
• Accountable Care Organization 2017 Quality Measure Narrative Specifications
  
  
• 2017 GPRO Web Interface measure documentation- ACOs must use specifications identified for Web Interface reporting on the Quality Payment Program Education and Tools webpage. CMS 2017 measure information forms (MIFs) are available for ACO claims-based measures on the Shared Savings Program quality webpage.
  
  
• ASPE releases report to Congress on social risk factors & value based programs, addressing ACOs specifically in Chapter 9 (page 222) 
  
  
• NAACOS releases final 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule summary reviewing key changes for ACOs including quality reporting changes for 2017. 
  
  
• NAACOS submits letter to CMS on draft quality measure development plan 
  
  
• NAACOS Signs Comment Letter with Patient Quality of Life Coalition on CY2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 
  
  
• The final 2015 CMS rules on Quality Measures and Benchmarking for the MSSP were published October 31, 2014. Read the text of the rule applicable to ACOs.
  
  
• NAACOS Opposes CMS Proposed Changes to ACO Quality Benchmarks

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