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Learn about Key Federal CDS EffortsAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) CDS Initiative aims to advance evidence into practice through CDS and make CDS more shareable, health information technology standards-based, and publicly-available. The…
CMS Measures Inventory Tool (CMIT) is the repository of record for information about CMS quality measures. CMS and its partners use the inventory to inform stakeholders, manage its measure portfolio, and guide measure development. The functions allow users to find measures quickly, compile and…
The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is now open for 2025 quality and efficiency measure submissions!Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the CMS pre-rulemaking process for the selection of measures for adoption in…
New date. New theme. Same dedicated commitment to quality. The 2025 CMS Quality Conference will be on July 1-2, 2025.Join us as Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator, leads our mission to “Make America Healthy: Improving Health Outcomes Through Prevention, Quality, and Safety.”Stay tuned! Registration (…
The CMS Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System is currently doing research on electronic measures. We are looking for quality staff/directors and IT staff who would be willing to talk about their experiences with data collection and submissions for the eCQMs. We are also interested in hearing your…
On August 4, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS).To view the…
On April 11 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS).The FY…
The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) is the web-based data collection portal allowing measure developers to submit candidate measures to CMS for consideration. The Tool walks the submitter through the process of providing information. Each submitter has a…
The CMS Measures Management System (MMS) Hub is a resource providing information about the MMS, guidance for measure developers (content previously found in the Blueprint), and quality measure-related news and events. It includes information on measure development, measure implementation, measure…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes policies for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the 2026 performance year (PY) and beyond. This rule will be published on November 5,…
