Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to establish a new system of records subject to the Privacy Act, System No. 09-70-0539, titled ``Quality Payment Program (QPP).'' The new system of records will cover quality and performance data collected and used by CMS in determining merit-based payment adjustments for health care services provided by clinicians to Medicare beneficiaries, and in providing expert feedback to clinicians and third party data submitters for the purpose of helping clinicians provide high-value care to patients.