2015 National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures Report
The report was released by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 2, 2015. The report is a comprehensive assessment of quality measures used by CMS from 2006 through 2012. The report outlines performance over time on 25 CMS quality programs and nearly 700 quality measures used by Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs. Many of these measures are also included in incentive programs that link payment to quality performance. The 11 key findings and 19 recommendations relate to measure use (seven findings) and measure results (four findings . . .
