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2026 Reporting Period Hospital - Outpatient Resources for eCQMs
| eCQM Resources | Short Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| eCQM Annual Update Implementation | Implementation user guide and checklists | May 2025 |
| Guide for Reading eCQMs | Assists implementers and measured entities with information on how to read eCQM specifications | May 2025 |
| Hospital Outpatient Table of eCQMs | List of eCQMs available for use | May 2025 |
| eCQM Specifications for Hospital Outpatient | eCQM technical specifications | May 2025 |
| eCQM and Hybrid Measure Value Sets | Value sets used with eCQMs and Hybrid Measures | May 2025 |
| eCQM Direct Reference Codes List | eCQM Direct Reference Codes used in eCQMs | May 2025 |
| Binding Parameter Specification (BPS) | Value set metadata | May 2025 |
| eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance | Assists implementers and measured entities with how to use eCQMs and report issues | May 2025 |
| Standards and tool versions used for reporting/performance period | Tools and standards versions measure developers used to create eCQMs and versions of standards and tools used for their reporting | May 2025 |
| CQMCommonQDM Library Technical Specifications | CQMCommonQDM Library Specifications | May 2025 |
| CQMCommonQDM Library Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to the CQMCommonQDM Library | May 2025 |
| Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to eCQMs, including logic and terminology | May 2025 |
| Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to eCQMs, including logic and terminology | May 2025 |
| eCQM Flows | Assists implementers and measured entities with steps to take to calculate an eCQM | Aug 2025 |
| CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting | Format for reporting eCQMs to CMS | May 2025 |
| CMS QRDA I Schematrons and Sample Files | Rules to validate eCQM reports with samples | May 2025 |
| eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document | Standards and code system versions for the eCQM Annual Update | Mar 2025 |