The 2027 Annual Update draft measure specifications are now available. Question and comment on Eligible Clinician eCQMs, Hospital - Inpatient eCQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient eCQM until December 19, 2025.
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2026 - Hospital Outpatient
Each year, CMS updates the electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for potential use in CMS quality reporting programs and publishes them on the eCQI Resource Center. CMS updates the specifications annually to align with current clinical guidelines and code systems so they remain relevant and actionable within the clinical care setting. CMS requires the use of the most current version of the eCQMs as specified and intended for the applicable reporting periods for all quality reporting programs.
Find additional information on Hospital Outpatient measures on QualityNet.
For hospital outpatient eCQM reporting guidance, visit the Quality Reporting Center.
Submit questions about the use of eCQMs in the CMS Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program or CMS Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting (REHQR) to the QualityNet Question and Answer Site.
Submit questions on the technical aspects of eCQMs to the ASTP/ONC Project Tracking System (Jira) eCQM Issue Tracker.
Find Information regarding reporting exceptions here.
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Last Updated: Nov 24, 2025