CMS recently dropped their 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, which focuses on simplifying requirements, reducing regulatory reporting costs and emphasizing patient-centered care.
So, what exactly does CMS have up their sleeve for next year? Take a look at the slideshow below to learn about the major changes that were finalized in the 2019 IPPS final rule.
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The eCQMs will remain the same for reporting in 2019. However, three chart-abstracted will be removed: ED-1: Median Time from ED Arrival to ED Departure for Admitted ED Patients, IMM-2: Influenza Immunization and VTE-6: Incidence of Potentially Preventable Venous Thromboembolism.
Starting in CY 2020 CMS plan to remove some eCQMs and additional chart-abstracted measures to focus on more meaningful, patient-centered outcome measures.
CMS also finalized their proposed change of de-duplicating certain measures in the IQR program. However, these measures will still be a part of one of the other four quality reporting programs.
Starting in CY 2020, five health-care associated infection (HAI) measures will be removed. However, these measures will remain in other programs such as the Hospital Acquired Condition program or the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.
CMS originally proposed the removal for 2019, but ultimately decided to push back the removal date and keep the HAI measures in the 2019 IQR program.
As we covered in a previous blog, CMS overhauled and renamed the Meaningful Use program, now calling it the Promoting Interoperability program to support greater EHR interoperability and patient access. Here are some of the finalized changes for the newly named reporting program in 2019.
Two new e-Prescribing measures have been added related to e-prescribing of opioids.
Stay tuned for next week’s post, where we’ll review the 2019 requirements for the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program. Keep in mind that Medisolv’s clinical experts are dedicated to guiding hospitals through these quality reporting changes, each year, and ensuring that they achieve a successful submission.
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