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The QDM User Group is expanding scope and changing its name to accommodate the wider breadth of data models and standards available for expressing quality measures.  With the coming move to FHIR standards for quality measurement, the group has seen an increase in discussion around the use of… Posted on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has amended the file-naming contained within the individual measure specification package for CMS334v4: Cesarean Birth for the 2023 reporting period for Eligible Hospital and Critical Access Hospital programs. The eCQM Specifications for… Posted on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the removal of two eCQMs for the 2023 performance period for Eligible Clinicians in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program: CMS66v11: Functional Status Assessment for Total Knee Replacement and CMS134v11: Diabetes… Posted on

An announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): As of November 3, the HQR System has been updated and is no longer validating units within the PQ data type. This impacts the following electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs): VTE-1 VTE-2 STK-5 As we… Posted on

To further align measure development and maintenance resources, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has moved the pre-rulemaking webpage on the CMS website to the CMS Measures Management System (MMS) Hub. The new MMS Hub Pre-Rulemaking webpage features information on how… Posted on

The upcoming HL7 FHIR® Connectathon will take place January 14-15, 2023, in-person, in Henderson, NV. Please note there will be no hybrid option to include virtual attendance, the event will be in-person only. There is a fee to attend the HL7 FHIR Connectathon and early-bird … Posted on

Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica, and Lantana for an Expert to Expert webinar on December 13 which addresses the ED-2 eCQM Annual Updates for 2023 eCQM implementation. Common questions from JIRA and other sources will be addressed. CEs… Posted on

In Spring and Fall 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided facilities with Facility-Specific Reports (FSRs) and Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) for measures in the Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) and Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) programs. Within these FSRs and… Posted on

On November 01, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates and policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, effective on or after January 1, … Posted on

CMS Announces Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule. From the CMS Newsroom: Press Release: CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment… Posted on