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Review Draft 2027 Annual Update eCQM Measure Packages on the eCQM Issue Tracker

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(Last updated: Dec 08, 2025)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites electronic health record (EHR) vendors and interested parties to review and provide feedback on draft Quality Data Model (QDM)-based electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications, including draft logic and header changes,…

Save the Date! 2026 Quality Conference

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
Mark your calendar! We are excited to announce that the 2026 CMS Quality Conference will return on March 16-18, 2026, both online and in person at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor.  The premier event for healthcare quality nationwide will bring together a community of healthcare leaders,…

Save the Date! Quality Conference 2026, MAHA: Innovating Together for Better Health

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(Last updated: Dec 11, 2025)
As you prepare to turn the page to 2026, please mark your calendar for March 16–18 to join us for the most anticipated healthcare quality event of the year: The 2026 CMS Quality Conference. The theme will be Make America Healthy Again: Innovating Together for Better Health.Get ready for inspiring…

STAR

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
The Submission Tool and Repository (STAR) is a measure database of quality performance measures submitted to the CMS consensus-based entity (CBE) for endorsement review. The database includes historical data for measures submitted for endorsement and maintenance to date. The CMS CBE updates the…

Submit a Nomination to Join a PQM Committee

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
Battelle is accepting nominations for the Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) and Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) committees until 11:59 PM (ET) on May 15, 2025. Use the Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) nomination form to nominate yourself or others to one or more committees.…

Two Expert to Expert Webinars Introducing New eCQMs for 2025 Implementation

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
Join The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Mathematica for two Expert to Expert Webinars. Each webinar will review measure intent and specifications, including the initial patient population, denominator, exclusions, numerator, data elements, and logic. Common…

Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
The Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®) is a set of files and software bringing together health and biomedical vocabularies and standards to enable interoperability between computer systems. The UMLS integrates and distributes key terminology, classification and coding standards, and…

Updated eCQI Resource Center with CMS Program Information

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center has been updated to identify specific CMS programs and payment models associated with Eligible Clinician (EC) electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs).Starting with the 2023…

Updated eCQM menu and language on the eCQI Resource Center

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center has updated the language on the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) menu and website, identifying hospital programs by the terms Inpatient and Outpatient.The changes reflect…

Updated eCQM Specifications and Implementation Resources for 2026 Reporting/Performance Period

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(Last updated: Dec 10, 2025)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications for the 2026 reporting/performance period for hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and eligible clinician quality reporting programs. CMS updates the specifications…
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