MedPAC Commissioners Continue to Discuss MA Encounter Data Completeness and Advocate for Further Research into Encounter Data as the Singular Data Source for Comparison

MedPAC Commissioners Continue to Discuss MA Encounter Data Completeness and Advocate for Further Research into Encounter Data as the Singular Data Source for Comparison

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened a follow-up session to examine Medicare Advantage (MA) encounter data completeness. In March, MedPAC staff compared encounter data to provider-reported data which showed that while data completeness is increasing, gaps remain (Impact Summary). In this session, MedPAC staff compared encounter data to plan-reported data, bid data and HEDIS data, which highlighted incremental improvements… (Eisen, 1/1/70) #Medicare Advantage, #Quality