CMSCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The HHS agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid and administers the quality-reporting programs tied to certified EHR technology.
Key facts
- The HHS agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid.
- Operates the Quality Payment Program (MIPS) and Promoting Interoperability.
- Quality-reporting incentives require certified EHR technology (CEHRT).
What it means
Beyond paying for care, CMS operates the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and its Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), along with the Promoting Interoperability program. These initiatives reward clinicians and entities that use certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to report electronic clinical quality measures. Enterprise Health's quality-reporting program is built around CMS requirements.
Frequently asked
Why does CMS matter to an occupational-health EHR?
CMS runs the quality-reporting and Promoting Interoperability programs that reward use of certified EHR technology. A certified record can capture and submit the eCQMs and interoperability data these programs require.
What is MIPS?
MIPS — the Merit-based Incentive Payment System — is the CMS program that scores clinicians on quality, interoperability and cost. Reporting to MIPS depends on certified EHR technology to compute and submit the measures.
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