The second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), began on January 1, 2018. This year, oncology practices face more robust quality reporting requirements to successfully participate in QPP and avoid a financial penalty in 2020.
ASCO has prepared a “Top 10 List for Quality Payment Program Participation in 2018.” The list offers step-by-step guidance for successfully navigating 2018 program requirements, which require practices to do full reporting on 60% of eligible charts for at least six quality measures, vs the minimal “one patient, one measure, no penalties” threshold in 2017.
Specific 2018 recommendations from ASCO’s top 10 list include:
In addition to the top 10 list, ASCO has developed a range of tools and educational materials to help the oncology community prepare for the changes ahead, including webinar recordings and slides from the MACRA education series.
ASCO will continue to update its online QPP toolkit throughout the implementation process. Stay tuned to ASCO in Action by visiting asco.org/ascoaction and bookmark asco.org/MACRA for the latest news and updates. ■
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