For the FY 2023 payment determination and subsequent years, CMS is finalizing its proposal to adopt the COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measure to the IPF QRP. The measure addresses the quality priority of “Promote Effective Prevention & Treatment of Chronic Disease” through the Meaningful Measures domain of Preventive Care. The process measure was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track COVID-19 vaccination coverage among HCP in the IPF setting. This measure will be reported using the COVID-19 Modules on the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network web portal.

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