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The Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system is now open for the voluntary submission of core clinical data elements and linking variables for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission (HWR) measure and Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality (HWM)… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) announce the release of Cypress v7.4 as of June 18, 2025. The new release, along with release notes, are available on… Posted on
As part of its ongoing education and outreach efforts for electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) standards, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed two new video shorts: eCQM Standards Overview: Where We Are and Where We Are Going - This video highlights the… Posted on
Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Mathematica for these five Expert to Expert Webinars for CMS Eligible Hospitals for 2025 implementation.Each New Measure webinar will review measure intent and specifications, including the initial patient population,… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to notify users that updated Hybrid Hospital Wide Readmission (HWR) and Hybrid Hospital Wide Mortality (HWM) Hospital-Specific Reports, computed using claims, voluntary CCDEs and linking variables, are now available on the Measure… Posted on
The MADiE User Group is an open forum to discuss the status of the tools and gather community and user feedback on planned enhancements and releases. The User Group is scheduled to meet at 2pm ET on the third Thursday of every month. NOTE: Due to June 19th being a Federal holiday, the… Posted on
Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Mathematica for two Expert to Expert Webinars. Each webinar will review measure intent and specifications, including the initial patient population, denominator, exclusions, numerator, data elements, and logic. Common… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the draft 2026 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Implementation Guide (IG) for Eligible Clinician public comment starting on May 29, 2025, and ending at 5 p.m. eastern time (ET) on June 17, 2025. The… Posted on
Obesity is a major and growing public health concern, affecting more than two in five U.S. adults. Addressing this chronic disease requires coordinated efforts from healthcare professionals and policymakers; quality measurement plays a vital role in those efforts.Join the Centers for Medicare… Posted on
REGISTER NOWRegistration is now open for the 2025 CMS Quality Conference! Join us as we Make America Healthy: Improving Health Outcomes Through Prevention, Quality, & Safety.Conference Highlights:Dates: July 1-2, 2025Location: Hilton Baltimore Inner HarborFeatured Speaker: Dr.… Posted on