The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are conducting field testing of five episode-based cost measures before considering their use in the Cost Performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). CMS has extended the field-testing period by 30 days and will now end March 25.
The following episode-based cost measures are being field tested:
- Emergency Medicine
- Heart Failure
- Low Back Pain
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Psychoses/Related Conditions
All stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the draft measure specifications through an , which closes on March 25.
For more information, please contact Karen Campos, 黑料网® Quality Programs Specialist