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ACO Execs Describe Painful Transition to eCQM Reporting

October 1, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACOs, CMMS, eCQM, eCQM reporting, EHR, reporting

On Oct. 1, at the NAACOS Fall 2021 Conference, executives from three accountable care organizations described the daunting road ahead in transitioning to the submission of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. After receiving strong feedback from ACOs about how challenging (and expensive) the transition to eCQMS would…

Lack of Healthcare Interoperability Hinders Electronic ACO Reporting

September 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsACO, ACO reporting, clinical quality measures, CMS, eCQMs, EHRs, electronic clinical quality measures, fee schedule, Interoperability, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MSSP, Physician Fee Schedule, quality of care, reporting

CMS is looking to modernize the ACO reporting process by mandating the use of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). However, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are concerned that the lack of healthcare interoperability will make electronic ACO reporting near impossible. “CMS must avoid making eCQMs mandatory until standard data fields exist across EHRs, and true interoperability…