The Public Comment Period for Draft CMS FHIR® Digital Quality Measures (dQMs) is now open. Comment on Eligible Clinician dQMs, Hospital - Inpatient dQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient dQMs until February 25, 2026.
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New Updates on the eCQI Resource Center: eCQM Menus, Pages, and Definition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Menu and Page Updates:
- New eCQM menu navigation and filters for Eligible Clinician (EC), Eligible Hospital (EH)/Critical Access Hospital (CAH), and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) eCQM pages for reporting/performance period.
- New filters for hybrid and pre-rulemaking measures.
eCQM Definition Update:
CMS has updated the eCQM definition in the eCQI Resource Center glossary: An electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) is a measure specified in a standard electronic format that uses data electronically extracted from electronic health records (EHR) and/or health information technology (IT) systems to measure the quality of health care provided.
Tell us what you think! Visit the eCQI Resource Center. Join the eCQI Resource Center User Group. Send any suggestions for improvement, news, events, and content for posting to ecqi-resource-center@hhs.gov.
Last Updated: May 24, 2023