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Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program eCQM Requirements in CY 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program that they are required to report on a total of four electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) in… Posted on

Now Available: 2023 Change Review Process (CRP)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces the availability of the 2023 Change Review Process (CRP) for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). The CRP provides eCQM users the opportunity to review and comment on draft changes to the eCQM specifications and supporting… Posted on

Now Available: Revised eCQM Measure Files and Measures Table for 2024 Reporting Period for Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital (EH / CAH)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the addition of two eCQMs for the 2024 reporting period for Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital eCQMs: CMS529v4: Core Clinical Data Elements for the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission (HWR) Measure with Claims and… Posted on

New Alternative Payment Model (APM) and APM Performance Pathway (APP) Resources Available
CMS recently posted new and updated resources around Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and the APM Performance Pathway (APP), a reporting and scoring pathway for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participate in MIPS APMs. The following new and updated resources… Posted on

AHRQ Announces Challenge on Designing the Future of CDS Connect
Four prizes of $25,000 each will be awarded to winning contestants in a new challenge competition designed to solicit ideas on advancing the functionality, value and accessibility of AHRQ’s CDS Connect platform. The goal of the new challenge is to strengthen the ways in which industry, government… Posted on

Measure Set Review (MSR) In-Person Meeting October 17
The public is invited to virtually participate in the upcoming Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) Measure Set Review (MSR) Recommendation Group Measure Review Meeting on October 17, 2023. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to discussions and provide comments through the virtual… Posted on

Now Available: "Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age"
Now Available: "Adapting Clinical Guidelines for the Digital Age," published as a featured supplement in the American Journal of Medical Quality.The supplement is open access and includesa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leadership commentary from Dr. Rebecca Bunnellan overview of the… Posted on

CMS HQR System Now Accepting CY 2023 eCQM Data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying hospitals and vendors that the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System is now accepting electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data for the calendar year (CY) 2023 reporting period. The HQR System now accepts Quality Reporting… Posted on

Now Available: 2024 Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the 2024 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) flows. The eCQM flows supplement eCQM specifications for the 2024 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals, and the 2024 performance period for… Posted on

Voluntary Submission of 2024 Hybrid HWR and/or Hybrid HWM Measure Data to the Hospital IQR Program Due October 2, 2023
For hospitals participating in the 2024 voluntary reporting of the Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission (HWR) measure and/or the Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality (HWM) measure for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, the deadline to voluntarily… Posted on