How will the ACR ensure that appropriate QPIs are adopted by the health system?
With both specialized scientific knowledge and clinical experience, rheumatologists are the most qualified professionals to develop effective measures of treatment of patients with often-complex and challenging rheumatic illnesses. Because national quality organizations, medical societies and government organizations must assess QPIs before their adoption as established national standards, the ACR is proactively collaborating with these stakeholders to develop and review performance measures for rheumatologic care, which will provide the foundation for quality-based reimbursement models.
