Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering adoption of ASH’s new sickle cell disease (SCD) quality measure in its Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program (HOQR) and Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program (REHQR):
ASH encourages members of the SCD community to submit comments expressing support, or concern, for inclusion of this measure in CMS programs. CMS will accept public comment on its Measures Under Consideration list until December 30, 2024.