On April 10, 2024, CMS released the proposed rule for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment system (IPPS). Key health equity proposals include health equity requirements in the new, mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) as well as two new quality reporting measures: the Patient Safety Structural Measure and the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure.
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Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM): Details on a new, mandatory 5-year model for all acute care hospitals in selected geographic areas that would include health equity reporting requirements seen in previous Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models (i.e., health equity plans, demographic data and health-related social needs (HRSN) reporting).
Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Enhancements: Measure specifications for two new attestation-based quality measures that integrate equity considerations – the Patient Safety Structural Measure and the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure.