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With the release of the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS upheld its commitment to sunset its Web Interface for ACO quality reporting after 2024. Beginning in 2025, ACOs will be required to report through the Alternate Payment Model Performance Pathway, or APP.
Some have expressed concerns about the APP. But this new reporting process actually has some significant advantages. It presents ACOs with a valuable trove of data to advance along the path toward better outcomes, health equity, and curtailed costs. In fact, the baseline for APP—data from provider systems, including their EHR data—is the foundation for data sufficiency needed for Alternative Payment Models, including risk-based reimbursement.
To ensure that your ACO is ready for the APP transition and to reap those benefits, it’s imperative that you understand the APP itself, where the challenges lie, and how you can harness it to improve your ACO’s standing and patient care, both in the short- and long-term.