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Electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) are measures specified in a standard electronic format using data electronically extracted from electronic health records (EHRs) and/or health information technology (IT) systems to assess the quality of health care provided. The Centers for…
Health IT Certification for eCQM ReportingThe ONC Health Information Technology Certification Program, a voluntary certification program administered by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), ensures that health…
Get InvolvedThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides several opportunities to provide input on electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) development and updates, public calls for measures, comments on measures under development, and participation on technical expert panels.…
Many different organizations may participate in the development and maintenance of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Measures Management System is a standardized system providing details on the process for developing and maintaining…
Introduction to eCQMseCQM Standards Overview: Where We Are and Where We Are GoingJune 2025Patient Safety-Related eCQMsMarch 4, 2024eCQM BasicsUpdated February 2026eCQM Communications ResourcesUpdated February 2026eCQM 101 - Getting Started with Electronic Clinical Quality Measures for Quality…
The eCQI Resource Center has resources for the implementation of eCQMs throughout the website, which you can search using Advanced Search (located in the upper right of each page). Key resources include:eCQM Annual TimelineeCQM Implementation ChecklisteCQM Annual Update Implementation User…
The Guide for Reading Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) is a resource to help measured entities, quality analysts, implementers, and health information technology vendors understand eCQMs. The Guide provides background on eCQM packages, which are the building blocks of eCQMs, and an…
In collaboration with the HHS’ Deputy Secretary’s office, ASTP/ONC has released a Request for Information focused on how to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical care to ensure it works for American patients. We are especially interested in comments from those building AI…
The Quality Measure Implementation Guide (QM IG) is intended to provide guidance on the representation of quality measures including digital quality measures (dQMs) using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) Clinical Reasoning Module. It defines the required structure, metadata,…
