Participate in 2023 Field Testing of Cost Measures Now through February 14

Participate in Field Testing of Cost Measures Now through February 14 Field testing is now live! CMS and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are conducting field testing of 5 episode-based cost measures from January 17 to February 14, 2023. The following episode-based cost measures are currently being field tested before consideration of their potential use in the cost performance category of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) of the Quality Payment Program (QPP): Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Kidney Transplant Management Prostate Cancer Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinicians and clinician groups who meet the attribution requirements for at least one of the measures will receive a Field Test Report. The public is invited to provide feedback on the draft measure specifications through an online survey, which closes on February 14, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Participation is voluntary. Access Field Test Reports You or your clinician group can download your Field Test Report(s) via the Quality Payment Program website if you or your clinician group have at least of 20 episodes for at least one of the measures. Field Test Reports contain information about your cost performance based on draft measure specifications. This information will be for field testing purposes only. The measurement period for these Field Test Reports is January 1 to December 31, 2021. Please refer to the Field Test Report Access User Guide available on the MACRA Feedback Page for guidance on accessing your Field Test Report. Provide Field Testing Feedback You may provide feedback via the online survey now through 11:59 p.m. ET on February 14, 2023. Additionally, all members of the public—regardless of whether they receive a report—are invited to provide feedback on the draft measure specifications through the online survey. Please feel free to share this message with anyone who may be interested in these activities. Click on the links below to access the surveys: 2023 Field Testing Feedback Survey: Use this general field testing feedback survey to provide your input on the measures, their specifications, the Field Test Reports, or other field testing materials. 2023 Person and Family Engagement (PFE) Field Testing Feedback Survey: Use this survey if you are a patient or caregiver for someone with lived experience with the specific conditions represented in the field testing measures (i.e., CKD, ESRD, kidney transplant, prostate cancer, or rheumatoid arthritis). You can reference resources on the MACRA Feedback Page to help inform your feedback, such as: Draft measure specifications documentation Excerpted measure-specific questions from the general 2023 Field Testing Feedback Survey Attend the Cost Measures Field Testing Presentation to Learn More The 2023 Cost Measures Field Testing presentation will be held on January 26, 2023, from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET. Register to attend this webinar here. The presentation provides: Information about the 5 episode-based cost measures undergoing field testing Project background, measure development process, and field testing activities Discussion of the content of the Field Test Report, how to access and interpret these reports, and information on the supplemental documentation posted on the MACRA Feedback Page You're getting this message because you subscribed to get email updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud 7500 Security Boulevard · Baltimore MD 21244