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Standards Summary

Standards Update Cycle

Revisions to standards occur constantly to improve how data are captured, used, and shared. The standards update cycle figure provides an overview of the steps CMS standards contractors use to move through to support updates to standards used in CMS quality reporting and incentive programs.

Standards Update Cycle 

Last Updated: Jun 17, 2025