AMCNO Physician Leadership Meets with Mathematica to Review Medicare Value Report Format

Recently, physician leadership from the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio met with representatives from Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) to discuss a sample Medicare Value Report that MPR is developing in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The U. S. Congress has asked CMS to give physicians information on the costs and quality of care that their Medicare patients receive. CMS has contracted with Mathematica to help design confidential feedback reports for physicians and group practices that are meaningful, useful, and fair. To help with this process, Mathematica solicited medical associations such as the AMCNO who are familiar with quality measurement, reporting, and improvement within the region. The discussion focused on what types of information CMS may include in these reports, which are currently in the early stages of development, and about the potential uses of such information. A final report on the findings will be published at a later date.