Inside the CMS plan to streamlinequality measurement.

The article reports on the Universal Foundation framework proposed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to streamline quality measurement to inform reimbursement rates while sustaining incentives that promote high-quality care. Focus is given on the effort of the CMS to counter a phenomenon known as measure cacophony. It also shows the split within the private sector over appropriate standardization of quality measures.