The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting the 2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality Measures Study, as outlined in the Quality Payment Program Year 2 final rule (CMS 5522- FC).
The CMS is conducting this study to:
- Examine clinical workflows and data-collection methods using different submission systems;
- Understand the challenges clinicians face when collecting and reporting quality data; and
- Make future recommendations for changes that will attempt to eliminate clinician burden, improve quality data collection and reporting, and enhance clinical care.
Clinicians and groups eligible for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) that participate successfully in the study will receive full credit for the 2018 MIPS Improvement Activities performance category. Applications for this study will be accepted through March 23, 2018, and selected participants will be notified in spring 2018.
Who Should Apply
MIPS-eligible clinicians participating in MIPS can do so as individuals or as part of a group. Clinicians do not need any outside knowledge of MIPS to participate in the study; rather, the study team is interested in learning more about clinicians’ experience of participating in MIPS.
A limited number of clinicians who are not eligible for MIPS in 2018 will also be included in the study. To check your participation status, visit the QPP website.
Study Requirements
The study runs from April 2018 to March 2019. Study participants will have to meet the following requirements to complete the study and receive full improvement activity credit:
- Complete a 2017 MIPS participation survey in April/May 2018;
- Complete a 2018 MIPS planning survey in September/October 2018;
- If selected, join a virtual 90-minute focus group between November 2018 and February 2019; and
- Meet minimum requirements for the MIPS Quality performance category by submitting data for at least three measures in that category, as required for 2018 MIPS participation. The data submitted must:
- Include one outcome measure;
- Be submitted to the CMS by the final MIPS reporting deadline (March 31, 2019); and
- Be submitted through any method accepted under MIPS for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (2018).
Note: For participants reporting as a group, their entire group will receive credit. For participants reporting as individuals, only the participating clinician will receive credit.
To Apply
Click here to begin your application. Applicants will be notified by email of their status in spring 2018.
For more information about the study, visit the CMS website or email [email protected].
