Here’s what you should know.
1. The group said quality reporting requirements are misaligned across alternative payment models, and existing models penalize physicians in economically-disadvantaged neighborhoods.
2. The AHA said the proposed increase in quality reporting measures will limit efforts to improve quality and will cause confusion.
3. The new metrics will “increase administrative burden on providers,” and cause physicians to spend more time doing paperwork than providing care.
4. The AHA is asking for the measures to model Medicare’s value-based reimbursement programs. They’d like measures to be prioritized so they will provide the most value.
Specifically the AHA would like 11 areas reconsidered including: “patient safety outcomes, readmission rates, risk adjusted mortality, effective patient transitions, diabetes control, obesity and cost per case of episode of care.”
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