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National Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 10-16, 2024. As part of continuing education and outreach for electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) standards, the Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 p.m. ET on April 1, 2024… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an update to the 2023 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category III Sample Files and Schematron and 2024 CMS QRDA III Sample Files for Eligible Clinician Programs. The 2023 and 2024 CMS QRDA III Implementation… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) Annual Update Pre-Publication Document, which describes changes in the standards and code system versions used in the updated eCQMs for potential use in CMS quality reporting… Posted on
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to make implementers aware of a known issue for Quality ID 240/CMS117: Childhood Immunization Status for 2023 (CMS117v11) and 2024 (CMS117v12) Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance periods. On June 22, 2023,… Posted on
Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Mathematica, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for this 75-minute Expert to Expert webinar on February 22, which introduces the new Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) eCQM. Questions from JIRA and other sources… Posted on
For hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or Medicare Promoting Interoperability Programs, the deadline to submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data is Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).The deadline is for the mandatory… Posted on
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is pleased to announce the release of the 10th annual update of the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) Reference Edition. Notable updates to this edition include the addition of Administrative Transactions: Price Transparency section, updates to… Posted on
The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is now open for 2024 quality and efficiency measure submissions! CMS MERIT will remain open to accept measures until 8 p.m. (ET) Friday, May 10, 2024.Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… Posted on
For hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and/or Medicare Promoting Interoperability Programs, the deadline to submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data is Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).The deadline is for the mandatory… Posted on