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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
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