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CMS Seeks Public Comments on Hip and Knee Replacement Outcomes Measures Comments Accepted through Wednesday, August 11 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (YNHHSC/CORE) to develop two quality outcomes measures for patients undergoing elective total hip and total knee replacement. Both measures are being developed using Medicare Part A inpatient administrative claims data and are designed for potential use in public reporting and Medicare's pay-for-reporting program. To date, CMS and YNHHSC/CORE has convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) and developed draft documents that define specifications for each measure. CMS now requests stakeholder review and public comment on the measure. Comments must be received by Wednesday, August 11, 2010. All measure comments are welcome, but we are particularly interested in feedback in the following areas: |