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With mandatory Alternative Payment Model Performance Pathway (APP) Reporting beginning in Performance Year 2025, the time to act is now. Reporting quality on all beneficiaries marks a major shift, requiring thoughtful preparation and strategic planning. If your Accountable Care Organization (ACO) hasn’t started yet, don’t worry — there’s still time to get on track.
The first essential step: finalize your plan by determining your optimal reporting method.
Not sure of the best method for your ACO to perform APP Reporting? You have three reporting options — Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), Merit-based Incentive Payment System Clinical Quality Measures (MIPS CQMs), and Medicare Clinical Quality Measures (Medicare CQMs). Here are the differences between these approaches, and why the decision regarding “best method” is not automatic. It will depend on your participating physician practices, their Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and your desire for data.