The Hospital Value-based Payment (VBP) Program fiscal year (FY) 2020 Baseline Measures Reports are now available from CMS.
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Hospital VBP Program FY 2020 Baseline Measures Reports available from CMS
Source: ACDIS

The Hospital Value-based Payment (VBP) Program fiscal year (FY) 2020 Baseline Measures Reports are now available from CMS. This report allows hospitals to monitor their baselines period performance for all domains and measures required for the Hospital VBP Program, according to CMS.
CMS answers questions about participation in year two of the QPP
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS held a listening call May 16 to answer questions about the Quality Payment Program (QPP) posed during the 2018 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition and related inquiries received by the Quality Payment Program Service Center.
 

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Confidential information: Setting the minimum necessary
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HIPAA says staff should only access the minimum necessary amount of information to do their jobs. But defining roles, access, and minimum necessary can quickly become a complicated exercise in frustration. Use this tool to help your organization form a practical minimum necessary policy.
 

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