Get Started with eCQMs

Introduction to eCQMs

• eCQM Standards Overview: Where We Are and Where We Are Going Video Short - June 2025
• Patient Safety-Related eCQMs Video Short YouTube - March 4, 2024
• eCQM Basics - Updated October 2024
• eCQM Communications Resources - Updated October 2024
• eCQM 101 - Getting Started with Electronic Clinical Quality Measures for Quality Reporting:
  • Introduction - Updated March 2025
  • Resources - Updated March 2025
  • Programs CMS Specifics - Updated March 2025
• eCQM Strategy - eCQI Resource Center  - Updated March 2025
• Pioneers in Quality (PIQ) Video Short - What Is A Value Set Webinar and Transcript - January 7, 2021

Developing eCQMs

• Teach Me CQL Video Series (Video shorts can be viewed in any order)
  • Day of versus Date From - YouTube Video Short - August 2024
  • Fluent Functions - YouTube Video Short - July 2024
  • Hospitalization with Observation - YouTube Video Short - July 2024
  • AND OR Precedence - YouTube Video Short - July 2023
  • Open and Closed Parentheses - YouTube Video Short - July 2023
  • Datatype Choice - YouTube Video Short - June 2023
  • Birthdaydate Fluent Function - YouTube Video Short - June 2023
  • Latest, LatestOf, Earliest, EarliestOf, HasStart, HasEnd - YouTube Video Short - August 2022
  • Coalesce - YouTube Video Short - August 2022
  • Normalize Interval - YouTube Video Short - July 2022
  • Time Zone Considerations - YouTube Video Short - July 2022
• eCQM FHIR Sparks Video Series (best viewed in order presented)
  • What is FHIR? (YouTube) - YouTube Video Short - January 2022
  • Anatomy of eCQMs in FHIR YouTube Video Short - January 2022
  • Writing Measures in QI-Core: A Closer Look YouTube Video Short - February 2022
  • Representing Encounters in QI-Core YouTube Video Short - April 2022
  • Introducing the Quality Measure Implementation Guide YouTube Video Short - April 2022

Implementing eCQMs - Eligible Clinicians 

• Highlights for Performance Period 2024 Slides / YouTube - February 8, 2024
• Highlights for Performance Period 2023 Slides / YouTube - February 2, 2023

Implementing eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient and Hospital Outpatient 

• CY 2025 eCQM Submission Overview
• CY 2025 QRDA I Submission Checklist
• Pioneers in Quality Expert to Expert Webinar Series: 2025 Annual Update: (Free registration required to view webinars)
  • VTE eCQMs (VTE-1, VTE-2) Webinar / Slides / Transcript - December 19, 2024
  • Stroke eCQMs (STK-2, STK-3, STK-5) Webinar / Slides / Transcript - December 5, 2024
  • Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) in Adults (for both Inpatient and Outpatient Settings) Webinar / Slides / Transcript / Q&A - June 18, 2025
  • Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Webinar / Slides / Transcript / Q&A - July 17, 2025
  • Severe Hyperglycemia (HH-Hyper) and Severe Hypoglycemia (HH-Hypo) Webinar, Slides, Transcript, Q&A - July 15, 2025
  • Hospital Harm - Pressure Injury (HH-PI) Webinar / Slides / Transcript / Q&A - July 10, 2025
  • Hospital Harm: Acute Kidney Injury (HH-AKI) Webinar / Slides / Transcript / Q&A - June 12, 2025
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) Webinar / Slides / Transcript - January 23, 2025
  • Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events (HH-ORAE) Webinar / Slides / Transcript - January 16, 2025
  • Cesarean Birth (PC-02) and Severe Obstetric Complications (PC-07) Webinar / Slides / Transcript - January 9, 2025
• Pioneers in Quality Expert to Expert Webinar Series: 2024 Annual Update: (Free registration required to view webinars)
  • VTE eCQMs (VTE-1, VTE-2) Webinar / Slides, Transcript, and Qs&As - November 7, 2023
  • Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) Webinar / Slides / Transcript / Qs&As - February 22, 2024
  • Opioid-Related Adverse Events (HH-ORAE) Webinar / Slides and Transcript / Qs&As - January 25, 2024
  • Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing Webinar / Slides and Transcript / Qs&As - January 11, 2024
  • Severe Hyperglycemia (HH-Hyper) and Severe Hypoglycemia (HH-Hypo) Webinar - December 7, 2023
  • Stroke eCQMs (STK-2, STK-3, STK-5) Webinar / Slides, Transcript, and Qs&As - October 31, 2023
  • Cesarean Birth (PC-02), Severe Obstetric Complications (PC-07) Webinar / Slides, Transcript, Qs&As - September 26, 2023

Reporting eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient and Hospital Outpatient

• eCQM Events on Demand
• Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Requirements for the FY 2027 Payment Determination Webinar / Slides / Transcript- April 2025
• FY 2026 Hybrid Measures Data Webinar / Slides / Transcript - July 2024
• Reporting eCQM and Hybrid Measure Data Using the 2024 CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Webinar / Slides / Transcript - April 2024
• Reviewing CY 2023 eCQM Reporting Resources Webinar / Slides / Transcript - December 2023
• How to Upload an eCQM File YouTube - February 2022
• How to Check eCQM File Outcomes YouTube - February 2022

eCQM Annual Update

• eCQM Annual Update Implementation User Guide - March 2025

eCQI Resource Center Features

• eCQI Resource Center Overview: Where to find eCQM Education Resources and eCQM Standards Video Short - June 2025
• Measure Compare - Slides - Updated May 2025
• Search Functionality Demo YouTube - October 2023
• eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) Slides - May 2025