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Submission of CY 2022 eCQM Data Due February 28, 2023

For hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or Medicare Promoting Interoperability Programs, the deadline to submit data for the mandatory Safe Use of Opioids-Concurrent Prescribing electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) and three self-selected eCQMs, for… Posted on Feb 13, 2023

Call for eCQM Public Comment: Diagnostic Delay in Venous Thromboembolism (DOVE) Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)

As part of its measure development process, Brigham and Women’s Hospital requests comments on candidate or concept eCQMs. The purpose of the DOVE eCQM is to quantify the rate of delayed diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following a primary care encounter where patients self-report VTE… Posted on Feb 13, 2023

Now Available: Visit the eCQM Issue Tracker to Review eCQM Draft Measure Packages for 2024 Reporting/Performance Periods

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites vendors and stakeholders to review and provide feedback on draft electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications that include logic and header changes for eCQMs under consideration for CMS quality reporting and payment… Posted on Feb 06, 2023

Registration Open: CMS Quality Conference '23

Register today for the virtual 2023 CMS Quality Conference, Building Resilient Communities: Having an Equitable Foundation for Quality Healthcare! Join in from May 1-3, 2023, to explore and learn from patients, expert advocates, providers, researchers, and champions of healthcare quality. The… Posted on Feb 01, 2023

CMS Measures Under Consideration: 2023 Call for Measures Now Open for Submission!

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Measures Under Consideration (MUC) Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is now open for 2023 quality and efficiency measure submissions! Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act establishes the CMS Pre-Rulemaking… Posted on Feb 01, 2023

Now Available: Updated 2023 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an update to the 2023 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting. The 2023 CMS QRDA I IG outlines requirements for eligible… Posted on Jan 31, 2023

Hospital Submission of CY 2022 eCQM Data Due February 28, 2023

From Data to Action: How CMS and its Stakeholders Are Addressing Inequities in Health care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to invite the public to attend the upcoming webinar: “From Data to Action: How CMS and its Stakeholders Are Addressing Health care Inequity.” Join us for a discussion of the CMS Health Equity Framework and how key stakeholders are… Posted on Jan 24, 2023

CEs Available for Expert to Expert 2023 eCQM Annual Update webinars

Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica, and other measure stewards for upcoming Expert to Expert webinars, which address the eCQM Annual Updates for 2023 eCQM implementation. Common questions from JIRA and other sources will be addressed. CEs are… Posted on Jan 23, 2023

The Draft USCDI v4 Is Now Available

The Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability, Version 4 (Draft USCDI v4) is now available! With the publication of Draft USCDI v4, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) proposes to add 20 data elements across one new data class (Facility Information) and eight… Posted on Jan 17, 2023