Modern Healthcare: Hospitals have for years been advocating for overhauling the CMS’ star-rating program. They may finally get their wish.
The agency is seeking public input on a comprehensive list of potential changes to the program, including tossing out the long-standing model used to assign ratings.
In the 48-page document, the CMS acknowledged virtually all of the most common complaints pitted against the star ratings since they were first released to the public in July 2016. Perhaps the most surprising is the thought of replacing the latent variable model with another approach.
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