CMS Updates Physician Compare to Include 2016 Data and Star Ratings

CMS announced that it has updated its Physician Compare website to include 2016 data and new star ratings related to clinical quality. The first quality measures were added to Physician Compare in February 2014. Since then, CMS has continued a phased approach to public reporting. 2016 Performance Information on Physician Compare Beginning in December of 2017, CMS started to publicly report certain 2016 performance information on Physician Compare. The information was designated as available for public reporting in the 2016 Physician Fee Schedule final rule. According to CMS, the primary audience for profile pages is patients and caregivers. On the profile pages, groups may have the following measures reported: a subset of 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures reported as star ratings; Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for PQRS summary survey measures; and/or non-PQRS Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) measures. The measures now included on Physician Compare profile pages represent a variety of types of clinical care by groups representing many different specialties. The 2016 PQRS performance information is divided into eight different categories, ranging from general care to more specialized care. The categories include: Preventive care: General health Preventive care: Cancer screening Patient safety Care planning Diabetes Heart disease Respiratory diseases Behavioral health In addition to the measures bein...
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