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…
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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…
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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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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to notify users that updated Hybrid Hospital Wide Readmission (HWR) and Hybrid Hospital Wide Mortality (HWM) Hospital-Specific Reports, computed using claims, voluntary CCDEs and linking variables, are now available on the Measure…
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The Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) is a value set authoring tool and repository. It is the source of truth for value sets for CMS's electronic clinical quality measures. The National Library of Medicine maintains the VSAC and provides access via web browsers and APIs. The VSAC provides…
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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,…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to remind eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program of the calendar year (CY) 2023 certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (CEHRT) requirements.…