Neurosurgery Joins Coalition Letter to CMS Regarding Data Validation for MIPS

On Nov. 10, the AANS and the CNS joined the Physician Clinical Registry Coalition (PCRC) in sending a letter to CMS voicing concern about the agency's decision to retroactively require additional and burdensome data validation and auditing criteria for Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDR) participating in the 2020 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).