eCQI Resource Center Publishing Requirements and Timelines

Send news, events, and content for publication on the eCQI Resource Center to ecqi-resource-center@hhs.gov.

Ensure any item submitted for publication is Section 508 compliant. Several resources are available to assist with meeting Section 508 compliance requirements, e.g.,

• Accessibility @ HHS
• Accessibility Compliance Checklists
• Creating Accessible Products

CMS Contractors:

• Review the eCQM Communications checklist for applicable steps when creating content.
• Copy your CMS Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) when submitting a publishing request. Items for publication received from CMS contractors require CMS COR approval.

eCQI Resource Center team will publish content on the staging or production environment of the website, at the discretion of the eCQI Resource Center technical lead. If applicable, the team will notify you when the content is available for your quality assurance (QA) review. You will have 1-2 business days to respond with the results of your QA.

Items received from outside CMS and/or their contractors require CMS approval for publication. The eCQI Resource Center team will submit items for CMS review, which may add an additional two days to two weeks to the publishing estimates.

Estimated Publishing Timelines

Acceptable File Types and Sizes

Unacceptable Items

• Company logos
• Company names (This does not apply to contracted measure developers or stewards identified within technical specifications)
• Company copyrights (If copyrights are deemed necessary, use CMS copyright or Creative Commons)
• Files containing Protected Health Information (PHI) or Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Non-508 compliant documents