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Now Available: Updated eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) for CY2023 Reporting and Performance Periods
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Data Element Repository (DERep) to provide information for eCQMs used in CMS quality reporting and incentive programs for the calendar year (CY) 2023 reporting and… Posted on

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

CMS Announces Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule
On July 15, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services. The calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule is scheduled… Posted on

2022 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program eCQM Requirements
For calendar year (CY) 2022, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program are required to report on three self-selected electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) and the Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing… Posted on

HQR System Now Accepting Voluntary Hybrid HWR Measure Data
The Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System is now open for the voluntary submission of fiscal year (FY) 2024 Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission (HWR) measure data for the July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, reporting period. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the HQR… Posted on

Now Available: Cypress™ v7.0
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announce the release of Cypress v7.0 as of June 23, 2022. The new release, along with release notes, are available on the Cypress website. Version 7.0… Posted on

Now Available: Revised eCQM Specification for CMS156, Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults for 2023 Reporting/Performance Period for Eligible Clinicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specification for CMS156v11, Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults, for the 2023 reporting/performance period for Eligible Clinician programs. CMS revised the age criteria from… Posted on

Performance Period 2022 Eligible Clinician Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Education and Outreach Webinar Series
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published webinar content from the Performance Period 2022 Eligible Clinician Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Education and Outreach Webinar Series. Both PDF slides, as well as links to the webinar video recordings are… Posted on

Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2023 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide and Schematron for Eligible Clinicians Programs
The draft 2023 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG) and Schematron for Eligible Clinicians Programs are available for public comment starting on May 31, 2022 and closing at 5 pm eastern time (ET) on… Posted on

CMS Launches the New Measures Management System Website, the CMS MMS Hub
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to view the new Measures Management System (MMS) website, the CMS MMS Hub! Launched Tuesday, May 24, the CMS MMS Hub transforms the MMS Blueprint’s 100 pages of technical content into a comprehensive, easy to use resource for anyone… Posted on