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2021 Reporting Period Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Resources

eCQM Resources	Short Description	Published
Implementation Checklist eCQM Annual Update	Implementation checklist	--
Guide for Reading eCQMs v6.0	Assists implementers and measured entities with information on how to read eCQM specifications	May 2020
Hospital Quality Reporting Table of eCQMs	List of eCQMs available for use	May 2020
eCQM Specifications for Hospital Quality Reporting	eCQM technical specifications	May 2020
eCQM and Hybrid Measure Value Sets	Value sets used with eCQMs and Hybrid Measures	May 2020
eCQM Direct Reference Codes List	eCQM Direct Reference Codes used in eCQMs	May 2020
Binding Parameter Specification (BPS) (ZIP)	Value set metadata	May 2020
eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance v4.0	Assists implementers and measured entities with how to use eCQMs and report issues	May 2020
Technical Release Notes	Year over year changes to eCQM logic and terminology	May 2020
Technical Release Notes	Year over year changes to eCQM logic and terminology	May 2020
Standards and tool versions used for reporting period	Tools and standards versions measure developers used to create eCQMs and versions of standards and tools used for their reporting	May 2020
eCQM Flows	Assists implementers and measured entities with steps to take to calculate an eCQM	Aug 2020
2021 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting	Format for reporting eCQMs to CMS	May 2020
2021 CMS QRDA I Schematrons and Sample Files	Rules to validate eCQM reports with samples	Dec 2020
eCQM Reporting Results	Results of CMS eCQMs reporting within the Timely and Effective Care dataset	Feb 2023
eCQM Breast Feeding Reporting Results	Results of CMS eCQMs reporting within the Maternal Health data set	Feb 2023
eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document	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

Title	Short Name	CMS eCQM ID	NQF Number	Specifications
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter	STK-3	CMS71v10	Not Applicable	CMS71v10.zip
Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Hospital Day 2	STK-5	CMS72v9	Not Applicable	CMS72v9.zip
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy	STK-2	CMS104v9	Not Applicable	CMS104v9.zip
Discharged on Statin Medication	STK-6	CMS105v9	Not Applicable	CMS105v9.zip
Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding	PC-05	CMS9v9	0480e	CMS9v9.zip
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis	VTE-2	CMS190v9	Not Applicable	CMS190v9.zip
Median Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients	ED-2	CMS111v9	Not Applicable	CMS111v9.zip
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing	N/A	CMS506v3	3316e	CMS506v3.zip
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis	VTE-1	CMS108v9	Not Applicable	CMS108v9.zip

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: