Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
CMS seeks public input on patients over paperwork initiative to further reduce administrative, regulatory burden to lower health care costs
6 June 2019 - Public feedback will shape initiative’s next steps and future progress in tackling unnecessary burden on healthcare providers.
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new ideas from the public on how to continue the progress of the Patients over Paperwork initiative.
Since launching in fall 2017, Patients over Paperwork has streamlined regulations to significantly cut the “red tape” that weighs down our healthcare system and takes clinicians away from their primary mission—caring for patients. As of January 2019, CMS estimates that through regulatory reform alone, the health care system will save an estimated 40 million hours and $5.7 billion through 2021. These estimated savings come from both final and proposed rules.
