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Get Started with eCQMs

Introduction to eCQMs
eCQM Standards Overview: Where We Are and Where We Are GoingJune 2025
Patient Safety-Related eCQMsMarch 4, 2024
eCQM BasicsUpdated October 2024
eCQM Communications ResourcesUpdated October 2024

eCQM 101 - Getting Started with Electronic Clinical Quality Measures for Quality Reporting:

Updated March 2025
eCQM StrategyUpdated March 2025
Pioneers in Quality (PIQ) - What Is A Value SetJanuary 7, 2021
Developing eCQMs

Teach Me CQL YouTube Video Series (can be viewed in any order)

Day of versus Date FromAugust 2024
Fluent FunctionsJuly 2024
Hospitalization with ObservationJuly 2024
AND OR PrecedenceJuly 2023
Open and Closed ParenthesesJuly 2023
Datatype ChoiceJune 2023
Birthdaydate Fluent FunctionJune 2023
Latest, LatestOf, Earliest, EarliestOf, HasStart, HasEndAugust 2022
CoalesceAugust 2022
Normalize IntervalJuly 2022
Time Zone ConsiderationsJuly 2022

eCQM FHIR Sparks YouTube Video Series (best viewed in order presented)

What is FHIR?January 2022
Anatomy of eCQMs in FHIRJanuary 2022
Writing Measures in QI-Core: A Closer LookFebruary 2022
Representing Encounters in QI-CoreApril 2022
Introducing the Quality Measure Implementation GuideApril 2022
Implementing eCQMs - Eligible Clinicians
Highlights for Performance Period 2024SlidesYouTubeFebruary 8, 2024
Highlights for Performance Period 2023SlidesYouTubeFebruary 2, 2023
Implementing eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient and Hospital Outpatient

Pioneers in Quality Expert to Expert Webinar Series: 2025 Annual Update: (Free registration required to view webinars):

VTE eCQMs (VTE-1, VTE-2)WebinarSlidesTranscript December 19, 2024
Stroke eCQMs (STK-2, STK-3, STK-5)WebinarSlidesTranscript December 5, 2024
Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) in Adults (Inpatient and Outpatient Settings)WebinarSlidesTranscriptQ&AJune 18, 2025
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent PrescribingWebinarSlidesTranscriptQ&AJuly 17, 2025
Severe Hyperglycemia (HH-Hyper) and Severe Hypoglycemia (HH-Hypo)WebinarSlidesTranscriptQ&AJuly 15, 2025
Hospital Harm - Pressure Injury (HH-PI)WebinarSlidesTranscriptQ&AJuly 10, 2025
Hospital Harm: Acute Kidney Injury (HH-AKI)WebinarSlidesTranscriptQ&AJune 12, 2025
Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS)WebinarSlidesTranscript January 23, 2025
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events (HH-ORAE)WebinarSlidesTranscript January 16, 2025
Cesarean Birth (PC-02) and Severe Obstetric Complications (PC-07)WebinarSlidesTranscript 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)WebinarSlides, TranscriptQ&ANovember 7, 2023
Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS)WebinarSlides, TranscriptQ&AFebruary 22, 2024
Opioid-Related Adverse Events (HH-ORAE)WebinarSlides and TranscriptQ&AJanuary 25, 2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent PrescribingWebinarSlides and TranscriptQ&AJanuary 11, 2024
Severe Hyperglycemia (HH-Hyper) and Severe Hypoglycemia (HH-Hypo)Webinar  December 7, 2023
Stroke eCQMs (STK-2, STK-3, STK-5)WebinarSlides, TranscriptQ&AOctober 31, 2023
Cesarean Birth (PC-02), Severe Obstetric Complications (PC-07)WebinarSlides, TranscriptQ&ASeptember 26, 2023
Reporting eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient and Hospital Outpatient
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Reporting Webinar CY 2025WebinarSlidesTranscriptAugust 2025
Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Requirements for the FY 2027 Payment DeterminationWebinarSlidesTranscriptApril 2025
FY 2026 Hybrid Measures DataWebinarSlidesTranscriptJuly 2024
Reporting eCQM and Hybrid Measure Data Using the 2024 CMS QRDA Category I Implementation GuideWebinarSlidesTranscriptApril 2024
Reviewing CY 2023 eCQM Reporting ResourcesWebinarSlidesTranscriptDecember 2023
How to Upload an eCQM FileYouTube  February 2022
How to Check eCQM File OutcomesYouTube  February 2022
eCQM Annual Update
eCQM Annual Update Implementation User GuideMarch 2025
eCQI Resource Center Features
eCQI Resource Center Overview: Where to find eCQM Education Resources and eCQM StandardsJune 2025
Measure CompareUpdated May 2025
Search Functionality DemoOctober 2023
eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep)May 2025
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2026