How much could you lose from these Quality Reporting programs? [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 09, 2018

What is an acceptable level of lost Medicare revenue for your hospital? Well, obviously no revenue loss would be the best course of action. But it's not as simple as that when it comes down to it. You see, the tradeoff for ensuring your hospital isn't dinged with any penalties from Medicare is investing time, resources and money into a comprehensive Quality program. Sure, sounds great. That is, until you dive into what it means to actually invest in that solution.

A recent report from the American Hospital Association pointed out that hospitals are responsible for reporting data to nearly 50 Quality programs at an average cost of $709,000! Well, that sounds downright ridiculous when you put it that way. And while some people may be willing to throw their hands up and hope that the government regulations are lifted, that course of action actually may be just as costly.

In the graphic below we've highlighted just a few of the major programs to which hospitals are required to submit Quality data to CMS. While one program's negative reduction may only slightly impact your operations, penalties from multiple programs could cost your hospital greatly.

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It's pretty shocking when you think about how much money is lost if your health system ignores these programs altogether. So how much do you think you could afford to lose? -2%? How about -5% or -8%? Instead of planning for loss, make a plan to invest in solutions that will help you build that comprehensive Quality program.

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