Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Measures Management System Update

Measure Management and You A monthly bulletin about clinical quality measurement resources and opportunities March 2020 [Volume 5, Edition 3] Announcements: Stay Up to Date Announcement: The Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan is now open for public comment. For more information, click here. Announcement: CMS’s Small, Underserved, and Rural Support initiative offers free, customized Quality Payment Program (QPP) assistance to clinicians in small practices. Click here to learn more about the support available during the 2020 performance period. Announcement: The Quality Payment Program (QPP) is accepting performance year 2019 data through March 31, 2020. The QPP Resources Library has guides, FAQs, and more that can help you through the submission process. Click here to go to the Resources Library and click here to log in to your account to submit your data. Announcement: CMS and ESAC, Inc. are looking for examples of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) that are proving difficult to express in Clinical Quality Language (CQL) or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). Click here for more information. From CMS.gov: Ensuring Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes: Part 2 of the Five Part Strategy Deep Dive. Click here to read the post. From CMS.gov: Click here to read remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the 2020 CMS Quality Conference. Now Available: Visit the eCQM Issue Tracker to Review eCQM Draft Measure Packages for 2021 Reporting/Performance Periods. For more information, click here. Now Available: An overview video about the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) framework that will begin with the 2021 performance period is available on the CMS YouTube channel: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) Public Webinar Now Available: A video about ways that measure developers are creating more person-centric measures is available on the CMS YouTube channel: Making Measures More Person-Centered: Applying Human Centric Design Principles Reminder: Jira is open for the 2020 Pre-Rulemaking season. Measure owners can submit information on new candidate healthcare quality and efficiency measures for the annual CMS Measures Under Consideration List. As in the past, CMS is using the ONC Jira platform to gather and review measure specifications. Please make sure to register for the upcoming Pre-Rulemaking Kickoff webinars and Open Forums below. For more information or to request access to add new measures, visit the CMS Pre-Rulemaking website. CMS Pre-Rulemaking 2020 Kickoff Webinar - Part 1 Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00PM, Eastern Time Click here to register CMS Pre-Rulemaking 2020 Kickoff Webinar - Part 2 Thursday, April 2, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Eastern Time Click here to register CMS Pre-Rulemaking 2020 Open Forum #1 Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Eastern Time Click here to register CMS Pre-Rulemaking 2020 Open Forum #2 Thursday, April 9, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Eastern Time Click here to register Get Involved: Upcoming Events Webinar: CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2020 Hospital Quality Reporting on March 25, 2020 Learn more about this event Webinar: Program Information, Tips, and Updates: The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program on March 25, 2020 Learn more about this event Webinar: A Beginner’s Guide: Successful Reporting for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program on April 15, 2020 Learn more about this event Webinar: A Beginner’s Guide: Successful Reporting for the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program on April 22, 2020 Learn more about this event Webinar: CMS MMS Information Session: Comparing CMS Quality Measures – Unique Features of Measures used for Medicaid on May 6, 2020 Learn more about this event Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities Public Comment, Technical Expert Panels (TEP), and Federal Register Rule Comment Federal Register: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application From DNV-GL Healthcare USA Inc. for Initial CMS Approval of Its Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation Program The public comment period closes on April 1, 2020. Learn more about this Call for Public Comment Federal Register: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly The public comment period closes on April 6, 2020. Learn more about this Call for Public Comment Federal Register: Medicaid Program; Preadmission Screening and Resident Review The public comment period closes on April 20, 2020. Learn more about this Call for Public Comment Federal Register: Medicare Program; Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Money Penalties The public comment period closes on April 20, 2020. Learn more about this Call for Public Comment Federal Register: Medicare Program: Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Three-Year Extension and Changes to Episode Definition and Pricing The public comment period closes on April 24, 2020. Learn more about this Call for Public Comment National Quality Forum (NQF) Event Calendar Interested in providing feedback on measures under consideration for NQF endorsement? The NQF event calendar includes details about current and upcoming comment periods as well as information about upcoming meetings. Click here to visit the NQF event calendar Stay In Touch Have questions or suggestions? We're here to help! Contact MMS Support

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