Through the Patients over Paperwork initiative, the proposed rule opens additional avenues for physicians and other healthcare providers to coordinate the care of the patients they serve – allowing providers across different healthcare settings to work together to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care. In addition, as part of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, CMS worked closely with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General in developing proposals to advance the transition to a value-based healthcare delivery and payment system that improves the coordination of care among physicians and other healthcare providers in both the Federal and commercial sectors.
This fact sheet discusses the major provisions of the proposed rule (CMS‑1720-P), which can be downloaded from the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current. In order to be considered, comments must be submitted by December 31, 2019.
