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Quality measurement attention is shifting from retrospective compliance to real-time operating discipline: hospitals are being pushed to translate CMS quality measures into service-line KPIs that managers can act on daily, a key capability for ACOs and downside-risk providers trying to close gaps before they hit Star Ratings, MSSP benchmarks, or contract performance years (Dexur). At the same time, payer friction remains a VBC fault line: Aetna’s move to bundle cancer-treatment prior authorizations signals industry pressure to reduce administrative burden, but oncology groups and health systems will watch whether “streamlining” actually improves timely access and measurable outcomes or simply repackages utilization management (Healthcare Brew).
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