American Hospital Association sends concerns to CMS over new electronic reporting rules

American Hospital Association sends concerns to CMS over new electronic reporting rules

The organization also wants the agency to expand eCQM education and outreach.

The American Hospital Association has sent a list of demands the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services before the federal agency creates new rules surrounding electronic quality reporting measures.

CMS earlier this month extended the public comment period for eCQM from Feb. 1 to Feb. 16, 2016.

For starters, AHA, the largest hospital organization in the country, wants CMS to release the results of the previous eCQM demonstrations and pilots.

The organization also wants the agency to expand eCQM education and outreach.

CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator first put out their request for public comment on Dec. 31, 2015, which called for feedback on several items related to the certification of health information technology.

The request also asks for feedback on electronic health record products used for reporting to CMS incentive programs such as the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Physician Quality Reporting System.

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