Section 10322 of the Affordable Care
Act authorizes the establishment of a new quality reporting program
for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs). It builds on a
voluntary Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting
(IPFQR) program which remains in effect. The IPFQR began with an
initial set of 6 measures for FY 2014 and FY 2015 and for the IPPS
2016 and subsequent years; will add an additional 4 for a total of
10 IPFQR measures. IPFs failing to submit the quality measures will
receive a 2% reduction in their Annual Payment Update (APU). In an
effort to minimize burden and maximize efficiency, CMS has
leveraged existing systems within CMS to collect aggregated and
calculated measure rates from the IPFs, in a form, manner and time
as specified by CMS, via a secure portal known as the QualityNet
Web site beginning of October 1, 2012 for FY2014 payment
determination year. CMS is proposing to continue using the FY
2014procedural requirements designed to align with current quality
reporting programs. These procedural requirements involve
submitting necessary forms (e.g. Notice of Participation Form,
Reconsideration Request Form, Disaster Waiver Form, etc.) to comply
with the IPFQR Program and align with current CMS reporting
requirements for other hospital quality reporting
programs.
The number of IPF hospitals is
constantly changing. As of January 2013, there are approximately
2,200 IPFs that fall under the program. This has been changed from
1,741 IPFs. Also, this program has increased the number of measures
included in its data collection requirements. The CMS program
reduces the reporting burden for quality of care information
collected by allowing hospitals to abstract data directly into
electronic systems in lieu of submitting paper charts, or to
utilize electronic data that they already report to the Joint
Commission (JCO) for accreditation. The long-term vision for the
IPFQR program is to allow hospitals to submit data directly from
their electronic health records, which we anticipate will reduce
burden substantially. The 2012 Electronic Reporting Pilot (76 FR
74490) is an important step in the transition from paper to
electronic reporting.
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William Parham
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