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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET to provide an overview of the proposed QPP policies for the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Topic: Overview of the 2027 Quality Payment… Posted on
CMS has issued its CY 2027 Medicare PFS Proposed Rule, which includes proposed policies for QPP. The proposed rule includes proposals for MIPS and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) as well as several Requests for Information (RFIs). Key QPP proposals… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have published the 2027 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinician programs.The 2027 CMS QRDA III IG outlines the requirements for eligible… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated value set guidance.Updates to Value Set ContentCMS has posted new value set guidance regarding additional considerations for Single Code Value Sets and CPT on the bottom half of the Value Set Guidance page.Find more information… Posted on
The next Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program webinar, A Review of Electronic Clinical Quality Measures, is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).Join us as we discuss electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) details, specifications, and logic. We will… Posted on
Announcing the Display of the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed RuleThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Payment System Proposed Rule was… Posted on
CMS’ Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system is now open for the mandatory submission of EHR-derived clinical data and linking variables for the fiscal year (FY) 2028 Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission (HWR) measure and Hybrid Hospital-Wide (HWM) measure for the July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026,… Posted on
Version 5.19 of the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures (Specifications Manual) is now available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Specifications Manual is available on QualityNet under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. You… Posted on
Do you want the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing improvement of the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System? Whether you have a small suggestion or a grand idea, you can submit it to the CCSQ Idea Portal and make your voice heard.Through the Idea Portal, you can:Create and submit ideas for… Posted on
UPDATE: Open Comment Period Closing SoonUSCDI+Quality Draft Version 2 available for comment until 11:59 PM ET on Friday, July 17, 2026.Original Announcement:USCDI+Quality Draft Version 2 was released on June 17. Everyone is encouraged to review the new version as well as ONC’s release… Posted on