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2021 Reporting Period Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Resources
eCQM Resources | Short Description | Published |
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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
Total number of EH/CAH eCQMs: 9
Title | Short Name | CMS eCQM ID | NQF Number | Specifications |
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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:
- Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program
- Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
- Medicare Promoting Interoperability for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
- Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2023