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Reviewing CY 2020 eCQM Resources for the Hospital IQR Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program
This presentation will review resources that support calendar year (CY) 2020 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) reporting for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program* (*Specific to the Medicare Promoting… Posted on

EHR Data Quality Draft Recommendations Report Open for Comment
One of the promises of electronic health records (EHRs) is that they may enable automated clinical quality measure reporting. EHRs are increasingly important data sources for measure development due to their wide use and ability to capture both structured and unstructured data. While the increased… Posted on

USCDI ONDEC Submission Period Extended & Updated Prep Sheet Available
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) extended the deadline for United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) ONC New Data Element and Class (ONDEC) submissions to October 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Additionally, ONC released an updated USCDI ONDEC… Posted on

Now available: Version 16 of the Blueprint for the CMS Measures Management System
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the publication of Version 16 of the Blueprint for the CMS Measures Management System, which is now available on the Measures Management System website. The Blueprint team reviewed more than 900 reviewer comments and… Posted on

Now Available: 2020 Change Review Process (CRP)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces the availability of the 2020 Change Review Process (CRP) for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). The CRP provides eCQM users the opportunity to review and comment on draft changes to the eCQM specifications and supporting… Posted on

ONC Standards Comment Periods Open Through November 9
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is providing more opportunities to submit feedback and input into standards and interoperability efforts. They have launched the inaugural Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP) comment period, alongside the… Posted on

Guidance for Representing Telehealth Encounters in QRDA I Format for eCQMs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted additional guidance for using the Quality Reporting Document Architecture I (QRDA I) format to represent telehealth encounters for the Eligible Professional and Eligible Clinician electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) used in… Posted on

Now Available: 2021 Eligible Professionals/Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the 2021 performance/reporting period electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows for eligible professionals/eligible clinicians and eligible hospitals/critical access hospitals to the eCQI… Posted on

Expression Logical Model (ELM) Issue Impacting eCQMs for the 2020 Performance Period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing information on an issue that impacts only the Expression Logical Model (ELM) files of three eligible clinician electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) scoring and affects the 2020 performance period only. Issue An issue has… Posted on

Measure Collaboration Workspace Series – Recordings Available
Recordings and slide decks from the three-part Measure Collaboration (MC) Workspace Series are now available. The series provided highlights of the Measure Collaboration Workspace for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Eligible Clinicians, Eligible Professionals, measure developers, and… Posted on