OIG Releases Review of QPP

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a review of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), concluding CMS has made progress towards implementing the QPP, but challenges remain. CMS appears on track to deploy the IT systems needed for data submission but the OIG has identified two vulnerabilities that are critical for CMS to address in 2018 because of their potential impact on the program's success. OIG Study According to the OIG, it interviewed CMS staff and reviewed internal CMS documents as well as publicly available information. The OIG conducted qualitative analysis to identify key milestones (both those achieved and those yet to come), priorities, and challenges related to QPP implementation. In 2016, OIG conducted an early implementation review of CMS’s management of the QPP. It found that CMS had made significant progress towards implementing the QPP, including fostering clinician acceptance, adopting integrated business practices, building IT systems, and developing key program policies. However, the review also identified two potential vulnerabilities that were critical for CMS to address in 2017 because of their potential impact on the program’s success: (1) Completing information technology systems to support critical QPP functions. In the past, CMS has experienced delays and complications related to major information technology (IT) initiatives. If CMS does not complete the complex IT systems underlying the QPP on schedule, implementation of quality...
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