RE: Physician Clinical Registry Coalition’s Comments on the Proposed CY 2020
Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and
Updates to the Quality Payment Program (CMS-1715-P)
Dear Administrator Verma:
The undersigned members of the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (the “Coalition”)
appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’
(“CMS’s”) proposed rule on updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality
Payment Program for calendar year (“CY”) 2020 (the “Proposed Rule” or “NPRM”) relating to
Qualified Clinical Data Registries (“QCDRs”). The Coalition is a group of medical society sponsored clinical data registries that collect and analyze clinical outcomes data to identify best practices and improve patient care. We are committed to advocating for policies that encourage
and enable the development of clinical data registries and enhance their ability to improve
quality of care through the analysis and reporting of clinical outcomes. Most of the members of
the Coalition have been approved as QCDRs or are working towards achieving QCDR status.
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