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Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center

Transforming eCQI through collaboration, education, and standards

Get Started with eCQMs

New to eCQMs? Learn the basics about eCQMs, development, certification, and resources to get started.

Educational Resources

Educational resources available for eCQMs and eCQI, Tools, CQL, FHIR, QDM, and QRDA.

eCQM Standards

Key standards for the electronic transmission of health information used to support eCQMs.

HL7 FHIR®

Fast Healthcare Interoperability  Resources® is a standard for exchanging healthcare information electronically. 

Latest News

The next webinar has been scheduled for Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 4:00 pm ET.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend the Cooking with Clinical Quality Language (CQL), Quality Data Model (QDM), and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (… Posted on

The upcoming CMS Quality Conference, Elevating Quality — Advancing Optimal Health for Individuals, Families, Caregivers, Clinicians and Communities!, orIginally scheduled for March 17-19, 2025, has been postponed. Future conference dates will be announced at a later time.

Please monitor… Posted on

Join CMS on Monday, March 10 from 11:00 – 12:00 PM ET for the March MMS Information Session: “2025 Pre-Rulemaking Webinar: Navigate This Year's Submission Cycle with Confidence.”

During the session, CMS will cover:

Measure selection considerations for the Measures Under Consideration (…
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The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is now open for 2025 quality and efficiency measure submissions!

Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the CMS pre-rulemaking process for the selection of measures for… Posted on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center has updated the language on the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) menu and website, identifying hospital programs by the terms Inpatient and Outpatient.

The changes… Posted on