CMS Accepting Proposals for New Measures for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Until July 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to remind eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals that the Annual Call for Measures for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program is still open. Submit a measure proposal by July 1, 2020.

Proposals submitted by the deadline will be considered for inclusion in future rulemaking.

CMS is interested in adding measures that:

Build on the advanced use of CEHRT using 2015 Edition Certification Standards and Criteria;
Promote interoperability and health information exchange;
Improve program efficiency, effectiveness, and flexibility;
Provide patient access to their health information;
Reduce clinician burden; and
Align with the MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category.

Applicants should also consider the following when submitting their proposal:

Health IT activities that may be attested to in lieu of traditional reporting;
Potential new Opioid Use Disorder prevention and treatment related measures; and
Measurable outcomes demonstrating greater efficiency in costs or resource use that can be linked to the use of health IT-enabled processes.

Submission Details

Proposals must be sent to CMSPICallforMeasures@ketchum.com. Applicants will receive email confirmations of their submission.

Submission forms must be complete to be considered. Proposals that do not provide information for every field/section in the form will not be evaluated for consideration. Any information/field not applicable to the measure proposal must state “N/A” or “not applicable” or the proposal will not be considered.

Resources

For More Information

Visit the 2020 Call for Measures page on the Promoting Interoperability Programs website