Groups and Individuals to See Increased Data Auditing

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Quality & Regulatory| July 2021 Groups and Individuals to See Increased Data Auditing Matthew T. Popovich, PhD; Matthew T. Popovich, PhD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar DeLaine Schmitz, MSHL DeLaine Schmitz, MSHL Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 37–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758380.94963.28 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Matthew T. Popovich, DeLaine Schmitz; Groups and Individuals to See Increased Data Auditing. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:37–38 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000758380.94963.28 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: aqi nacor, mips, quality indicators, quality payment program, registries, surgical procedures, operative, outcome measures, pain management As anesthesiologists and their groups settle in for another year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), a lesser-known requirement for validating measure and improvement activity reporting is emerging as an added burden – audits. Individuals and groups may have seen this as part of their 2020 participation in the Anesthesia Quality Institute National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (AQI NACOR) Qualified Registry or Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR), as part of a different MIPS registry, or from a direct notification from CMS. Regardless, individuals and groups should make sure that their quality measure data is complete, documented, and readily available should they encounter an audit. Unfortunately, the added emphasis on auditing may surprise some who have viewed MIPS reporting as another “check-the-box” sort of program. CMS requires that individuals and groups maintain documentation related to their MIPS data for a minimum of six years. At any time within that six-year... You do not currently have access to this content.