The following article was written by Ann O’Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health.By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality ...

CMS has published a list of 202 measures under consideration for use in hospitals and other Medicare public reporting and payment programs. In publishing the list, CMS will be able to gain input on ...

The AHA urges CMS to abandon changes to the kidney transplant access model, citing risks to patient access and quality of care.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Providers who fail to meet the standards of the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2016 will get a pass from CMS in 2017 and 2018, the agency has announced. CMS said it will not penalize providers ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the new exemption application window. The prior version, published March 21, reported on the AMA's letter. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The 2025 CMS Quality Conference takes place July 1-2. In a year where communication from federal health officials has been curtailed and sometimes outright frozen at times, interest is high for next ...

Medicare initially focused on cost monitoring measures when thinking about quality assurance. However, it now aims to ensure beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, impartial, and effective ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ quality reporting program for ambulatory surgery centers is in full swing and will continue to evolve in the upcoming year. Since Oct. 1, ASCs should ...