MIPS Blog

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to delay the requirement that Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) begin reporting all-payer Quality data (eCQMs/MIPS CQMs) through the new APM Performance Pathway (APP). Under the proposal, ACOs will have the option to continue submitting data via the CMS Web Interface for three more years (2021 through 2023 performance years). ACOs will have to report at least one APP Quality measure in 2023 and all three APP Quality measures in 2024. In this article, we highlight the implications for ACOs, including the new APP quality measure set and strategies for successful reporting in future years.  

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program could have new reporting requirements beginning in 2023 and 2024. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a three-year transition period to change the data that these organizations must report and how the data gets submitted. The proposed changes are intended to reduce reporting burdens and improve patient outcomes. The provisions would allow ACOs to partner with CMS Qualified Registries like MDinteractive to meet their data reporting needs.