Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2011-01-05 · Effective 2011-02-04 · 76 FR 628
Document
Document number
2010-33143
Federal Register citation
76 FR 628
CFR reference
42 CFR 413
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2011-01-05
Effective date
2011-02-04
HHS docket
CMS-3206-F
Abstract
This final rule will implement a quality incentive program (QIP) for Medicare outpatient end-stage renal disease (ESRD) dialysis providers and facilities with payment consequences beginning January 1, 2012, in accordance with section 1881(h) of the Act (added on July 15, 2008 by section 153(c) of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)). Under the ESRD QIP, ESRD payments made to dialysis providers and facilities under section 1881(b)(14) of the Social Security Act will be reduced by up to two percent if the providers/facilities fail to meet or exceed a total performance score with respect to performance standards established with respect to certain specified measures.