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Find older eCQM specifications in the eCQM Standards and Tools Version table.

2021 Reporting Period Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Resources
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eCQM Resources Short Description Published
Implementation checklist --
Assists implementers and measured entities with information on how to read eCQM specifications May 2020
List of eCQMs available for use May 2020
eCQM technical specifications May 2020
Value sets used with eCQMs and Hybrid Measures May 2020
eCQM Direct Reference Codes used in eCQMs May 2020
Value set metadata May 2020
Assists implementers and measured entities with how to use eCQMs and report issues May 2020
Year over year changes to eCQM logic and terminology May 2020
Year over year changes to eCQM logic and terminology May 2020
Tools and standards versions measure developers used to create eCQMs and versions of standards and tools used for their reporting May 2020
Assists implementers and measured entities with steps to take to calculate an eCQM Aug 2020
Format for reporting eCQMs to CMS May 2020
Rules to validate eCQM reports with samples Dec 2020
Results of CMS eCQMs reporting within the Timely and Effective Care dataset Feb 2023
Results of CMS eCQMs reporting within the Maternal Health data set Feb 2023
Standards and code system versions for the eCQM Annual Update Oct 2020
2021 Reporting Period Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital eCQMs
Total number of EH/CAH eCQMs: 9

Each year, CMS updates the eCQMs for potential use in CMS quality reporting programs and publishes them on the eCQI Resource Center. CMS updates the specifications annually to align with current clinical guidelines and code systems so they remain relevant and actionable within the clinical care setting. CMS requires the use of the most current version of the eCQMs as specified and intended for the applicable reporting periods for all quality reporting programs.

In 2021, CMS updated eCQMs for these programs:

Last Updated: Jul 12, 2023