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Find older eCQM specifications in the eCQM Standards and Tools Version table.
2025 Reporting Period Hospital - Outpatient Resources for eCQMs
| eCQM Resources | Short Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation Checklist eCQM Annual Update | Implementation checklist | May 2024 |
| Guide for Reading eCQMs | Assists implementers and measured entities with information on how to read eCQM specifications | May 2024 |
| Outpatient Quality Reporting Table of eCQMs | List of eCQMs available for use | May 2024 |
| eCQM Specifications for Outpatient Quality Reporting | eCQM technical specifications | May 2024 |
| eCQM and Hybrid Measure Value Sets | Value sets used with eCQMs and Hybrid Measures | May 2024 |
| eCQM Direct Reference Codes List | eCQM Direct Reference Codes used in eCQMs | May 2024 |
| Binding Parameter Specification (BPS) | Value set metadata | May 2024 |
| eCQM Logic and Implementation Guidance | Assists implementers and measured entities with how to use eCQMs and report issues | May 2024 |
| Standards and tool versions used for reporting/performance period | Tools and standards versions measure developers used to create eCQMs and versions of standards and tools used for their reporting | May 2024 |
| Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Library (GCL) Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to the MAT GCL | May 2024 |
| Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Library (GCL) Technical Specifications | MAT-CGL specifications | May 2024 |
| Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to eCQMs, including logic and terminology | May 2024 |
| Technical Release Notes | Year over year changes to eCQMs, including logic and terminology | May 2024 |
| eCQM Flows | Assists implementers and measured entities with steps to take to calculate an eCQM | Aug 2024 |
| CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting | Format for reporting eCQMs to CMS | May 2025 |
| CMS QRDA I Schematrons and Sample Files | Rules to validate eCQM reports with samples | May 2024 |
| eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document | Standards and code system versions for the eCQM Annual Update | Feb 2024 |
Last Updated: May 12, 2026