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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule, which includes proposed policies for the Quality Payment Program (QPP).The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) includes proposals for the Merit-based… Posted on
Review your Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) on the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system, for the Severe Obstetric Complications Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) (PC-07) and CMS Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) measures that will be publicly reported in Fall 2025.The Preview Period… Posted on
On August 4, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS).To view the… Posted on
AHRQ has launched a brief user survey, and we want to hear from you. Whether you use AHRQ’s Quality Indicators for quality improvement, benchmarking, reporting, or research, your insights are key to ensuring these tools remain relevant, effective, and impactful.This is your opportunity to share how… Posted on
The United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 6 (USCDI v6) is now available! USCDI v6 includes an updated list of data classes and elements that seek to advance health data in a way that will benefit users of health IT. We also released the latest Standards Bulletin, which describes ASTP… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the 2026 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinician programs.The updated 2026 CMS QRDA III IG outlines requirements for Eligible… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Data Element Repository (DERep) to provide information on eCQMs used in CMS quality reporting and incentive programs for the calendar year (CY) 2026 reporting and performance periods.… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces the display of the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule!On July 16, 2025, CMS’ Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare… Posted on
One of the standout moments from the 2025 CMS Quality Conference was the dynamic keynote address provided by Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator, and his fireside chat with Amy Gleason, Dr. Brian Anderson, Sue Sheridan, and Sumit Rana. They explored how emerging technologies—from digital tools… Posted on
The Approved Standards for 2025 were announced on June 30, 2025, and will become available for use in the ONC Health IT Certification Program on August 29, 2025. Visit the SVAP webpage for more on the newly-approved standards.For upcoming Certification Program deadlines and events, please visit our… Posted on