Academy Recommends CMS Survey Emphasize Access to RDNs

01/26/2022 - The Academy supports the agency's proposed information collection to its Patient-Reported Indicator Survey to further assess the quality and nature of care provided to Medicare participants.

Academy suggestions include: emphasizing access to RDNs, modifying questions to further define chronic conditions; quality of respondents' dietary habits related to these chronic conditions; barriers to dietary change as counseled by health professionals; and to enhance respondent understanding of question context

Read the Academy's comments.