The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this weekend announced additional details about its implementation of reporting exceptions and extensions across is quality reporting and value programs. The agency is sharing the following resources:  

  • , describing specific changes to CMS provider, hospital and post-acute care quality reporting programs.   
  • , outlining Merit-based Incentive Payment System extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy and procedures for MIPS-eligible clinicians affected by COVID-19. 

Read AHA鈥檚 March 22 Advisory on CMS鈥 data reporting exceptions and extensions across its quality reporting and value-based payment programs for hospitals, post-acute care facilities and clinicians.

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