On January 23, 2017, CMS released national measures benchmarks in the following document Quality Benchmarks for Program Year 2016.
The quality benchmarks shown in this document are the national averages (means) and standard deviations for each measure that will be included in the Performance Year 2016 Annual QRURs and used in the calculation of the 2018 Value Modifier. The 2016 program benchmarks for each quality measure are based on performance data of all solo practitioners and groups nationwide from the year prior (2015 benchmarks are used for the 2016 performance year). A group or solo practitioner’s individual measure score that is part of the overall quality composite for the Value Modifier depends on the group or solo practitioner’s performance rate relative to the benchmark for that measure. Groups and solo practitioners can use this document to review the benchmarks and compare their performance on each of the quality measures to the mean for all solo practices and groups nationwide.
For more information, see the CMS 2016 QRUR and 2018 Value Modifier webpage.
For questions about the 2016 Annual QRUR, 2018 Value Modifier, contact the Physician Value Help Desk.
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