Quality measurement and reporting offers individual clinicians and their groups an opportunity to demonstrate value and high-quality care locally and in several federal and state programs.
Anesthesiologists and their groups that are eligible to participate and report in payment programs must maintain current knowledge of reporting requirements. In 2022 and beyond, up to 9% of Medicare Fee for Service payments could be affected by an individual or group’s participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
Private payer and anesthesia contracts with hospital administrations may also be contingent on a group collecting, reporting, and improving upon quality measures. Regardless of your reporting status, whether you’re in MIPS, an Accountable Care Organization, Alternative Payment Model, or other arrangement, the collection of quality data is something anesthesiologists have long recognized as key to improving patient care and ensuring patient safety.
Nonetheless, individuals and groups should consider collecting data on quality measures and reporting their data to the Anesthesia Quality Institute® (AQI®) National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry® (NACOR®) Each group and individual member reporting to AQI NACOR receives a detailed dashboard of their measures that include benchmarks across anesthesia practices.
This page is curated by the ASA Department of Quality and Regulatory Affairs and was last updated December 2022.