Lack of Healthcare Interoperability Hinders Electronic ACO Reporting
CMS should not mandate electronic ACO reporting until true healthcare interoperability is achieved, ACOs recently told the agency.
September 16, 2021 – CMS is looking to modernize the ACO reporting process by mandating the use of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). However, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are concerned that the lack of healthcare interoperability will make electronic ACO reporting near impossible.
“CMS must avoid making eCQMs mandatory until standard data fields exist across EHRs, and true interoperability is achieved,” the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) said in a Sept. 13th letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
