As reported
by Amy Goldstein of The Washington Post, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) have reached an
agreement on quality ratings for physicians. As both public and private payers
continue to increasingly link physician payments to value and quality rather
than volume, these measures are meant to assist payers in quantifying a
physician’s quality of care and treatment. For the full story from the
Washington Post, please click here.
