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The eCQM Informational Tools, Resources and Collaboration (InfoTRAC) referenced in this section are openly available and are provided for stakeholder use. They provide a foundation for the development, implementation, reporting, help, and feedback of quality measures and their improvement.

Diagram of the eCQM lifecycle showing the progression through the stages of development, implementation, reporting, and help & feedback then returning to development for maintenance.

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You can browse and search all of the tools and resources by visiting the eCQI Tools and Resources Library.

Development

Tools

Atom Text Editor

Bonnie

CMIT

CQL Evaluation Engine

CQL Execution Framework

CQL Runner

CQL-to-ELM Translator

Resources

eCQM Calculations Libraries and Technical Services

eCQM Clinical Workflows

HL7 CQL-HQMF IG

HQMF

MC Workspace User Guide

Collaboration

Implementation

Tools

CMIT

CQL Execution Framework

CQL-to-ELM Translator

Collaboration

Reporting

Tools

Cypress Validation Utility (CVU)

Resources

eCQM Calculations Libraries and Technical Services

QRDA Cat I Conformance Statement Resource

Help & Feedback

Resources

Collaboration

The standards and tools versions listed for each reporting/performance period are the versions used to create and/or support the implementation of the specific reporting/performance period specifications. Newer versions of the standards and tools may be available, but were not used in the development of the reporting/performance period listed.

Reporting/Performance Period	eCQM Annual Update	Tool and Resource Versions	Standard Versions
2021	EH/CAH Spring 2020 EP/Eligible Clinicians Spring 2020	MAT V5.8 eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance V4.0 Cypress V6.0 Bonnie V4.0.2 CQL-to-ELM Translator V1.4.9	QDM v5.5 Guidance Update HL7 V3 IG: CQL-based HQMF IG R1 STU 4* HL7 CQL R1 STU 4 HL7 V3 HQMF Normative Release 1* HL7 QRDA I R1 STU R5.2 HL7 QRDA III R1 STU R2.1 2021 CMS QRDA I IG for Hospital Quality Reporting 2021 CMS QRDA III IG for Eligible Clinicians/Eligible Professionals
2020	EH/CAH Spring 2019 EP/Eligible Clinicians Spring 2019	MAT V5.6.0 eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance V3.0 Cypress V5.0 Bonnie V3.2.2 CQL-to-ELM Translator V1.3.10	QDM V5.4 HL7 Version 3 IG: CQL-based HQMF R1 STU 3* HL7 CQL R1 STU 3 HL7 V3 HQMF Normative Release 1* HL7 QRDA I R1 STU R5.1 HL7 QRDA III R1 STU R2.1 2020 CMS QRDA I IG for Hospital Quality Reporting 2020 CMS QRDA III IG for Eligible Clinicians/Eligible Professionals
2019	EH/CAH Spring 2018 EP/Eligible Clinician Spring 2018	MAT V5.5.0 eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance V2.0 Cypress V4.0.1 Bonnie V2.0.4 CQL-to-ELM Translator V1.2.16	QDM V5.3 Annotated HL7 Version 3 IG: CQL-based HQMF R1 STU 2.1* HL7 CQL R1 STU 2 HL7 V3 HQMF Normative Release 1* HL7 QRDA Version QRDA I R1 STU R5 HL7 QRDA Version QRDA III R1 STU R2.1 2019 CMS QRDA I IG for Hospital Quality Reporting 2019 CMS QRDA III IG for Eligible Clinicians/Eligible Professionals Addendum to 2019 QRDA III IG

The eCQM tools and resources provide a foundation for the development, testing, certification, publication, implementation, reporting, and continuous evaluation of quality measures and their improvement. You can refine the tool list by selecting a category of interest and/or a role that best describes your needs, or you can also click a specific tool from the list below to view additional details.

Health Quality Measure Format (HQMF)

HL7 Clinical Quality Language (CQL)-based Health Quality Measure Format (HQMF) Implementation Guide (IG)

HQMF

Category:

Development

Who Uses Tool:

Measure Developer/Measure Steward

Health Quality Measure Format (HQMF) is an HL7 standards-based representation of a quality measure as an electronic document. A quality measure expressed in this way is also referred to as an electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM).

HL7 CQL-HQMF IG

Category:

Development

Who Uses Tool:

Health IT Developer/Vendor, Implementers, Measure Developer/Measure Steward

This Implementation Guide (IG) defines an approach to using the Clinical Quality Language (CQL) with the Quality Data Model (QDM) and Health Quality Measures Format (HQMF) to define electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs). The IG describes the use of CQL to express the logic and the US Domain conceptual data model, QDM to express the individual data types and their attributes for an eCQM detailed using the HQMF standard.

Bonnie

eCQI 101 Bonnie - August 17, 2017
Bonnie: An Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Testing Tool - HIMSS 2017
Bonnie Testing Tool - HIMSS 2016

Cypress

Measure Authoring Tool (MAT)

For recent and upcoming MAT training, go to the MAT Training and Resources page. See the Links box in the upper right side for the most recent MAT training webinars, and for upcoming training, scroll to the Upcoming Educational Events section.

Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Overview - August 17, 2017
Outreach Webinar - Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Overview and Demonstration - March 29, 2017

Measure Collaboration Workspace

Measure Collaboration Workspace Series –Session 3 - eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) including health system's experience with using it to implement eCQMs - August 12, 2020
- eCQM DERep Overview
Measure Collaboration Workspace Series –Session 2 Measure Collaboration Workspace and eCQM Flows and Clinical Flow Prototype – July 29, 2020
- eCQM Test and eCQM New Workflow Modules
Measure Collaboration Workspace Series – Session 1 eCQI Resource Center, Hybrid Measure, Measure Collaboration Workspace, and the CMS Measures Inventory Tool - July 15, 2020
- eCQM Concepts Module
Measure Collaboration Workspace Overview - November 13, 2019
Data Element Repository - November 13, 2019
Data Element Repository Measure Page - November 13, 2019

Value Set Authority Center (VSAC)

Outreach Webinar - Values, Value Sets, and the Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) - April 12, 2017 - April 12, 2017