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As the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to respond to the 2019 Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we want to reduce burden where possible
so that clinicians and their staff, vendors, and other partners can focus
on what’s important, caring for patients. In light of this and to permit
measure developers sufficient time to prepare candidate measure
information for submission, the deadline for new measure submission is
extended to Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
CMS is implementing a new
submission process to accommodate the unique circumstances of this
Pre-Rulemaking cycle. CMS requests that measure specifications and all
supporting data files for 2020 be submitted by e-mail to prerulemaking@battelle.org.
The customary ONC Jira platform will not be used for 2020 measure
submissions. Instead, for each new measure, submitters are asked to
download and complete the MUC template blank
available on the CMS Pre-Rulemaking website.
All questions, comments, or change requests should also be directed to prerulemaking@battelle.org,
clearly identifying the measure being referenced.
If complete test data are
not available by June 30th,
or if new test data are collected thereafter, measure submitters are
asked to send those data to prerulemaking@battelle.org no
later than Friday, September 4, 2020. The purpose of the extended
September 4 allowance is to enable measure developers to provide any new
testing-related supporting data and to update any testing-dependent
measure specifications for 2020 candidate measures that were submitted
prior to June 30th. If you anticipate
requiring the additional time to submit new or revised test data after
June 30th, please send a request to prerulemaking@battelle.org,
identifying the measure being referenced.
For more information on the
2020 Pre-Rulemaking cycle, please go to the CMS Pre-Rulemaking website.
CMS will post and send out more information regarding available resources
and specific steps that measure developers, stewards, and other
stakeholders can take in preparation for the review and publication of
the 2020 Measures under Consideration List. Please send any questions to prerulemaking@battelle.org.
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