| 2021-140-IP |
12/22/2021 |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings in April 2022. |
| 2021-139-IP |
12/21/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 3Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by January 5, 2022 |
| 2021-138-IP |
12/15/2021 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education December 16, 2021 Webinar: Steps for Successful CY 2021 Hospital eCQM Submission |
| 2021-137-IP |
12/14/2021 |
Update to Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Known Issues Document |
| 2021-136-IP |
12/10/2021 |
2022 Q1 Provider Participation Report (PPR) & Facility State & National Report (FSN) Unavailable on January 1, 2022 |
| 2021-135-IP_ |
12/6/2021 |
CMS HQR System Now Accepting CY 2021 eCQM Data |
| 2021-134-IP_ |
12/6/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 3Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by January 5, 2022 |
| 2021-133-IP |
12/2/2021 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education December 16, 2021 Webinar: Steps for Successful CY 2021 Hospital eCQM Submission |
| 2021-132-IP |
11/30/2021 |
Hospital VBP Program Percentage Payment Summary Report Webinar |
| 2021-131-IP |
11/29/2021 |
Expert to Expert Webinar December 9 – Annual Updates for the VTE eCQMs |
| 2021-130-IP |
11/22/2021 |
HQR Communication for Distribution: Chart-Abstracted File Delete Unavailable via HQR User Interface |
| 2021-129-IP_ |
11/19/2021 |
FY 2022 Hospital VBP Program Percentage Payment Summary Reports Now Available |
| 2021-128-IP |
11/18/2021 |
Hospital VBP Program Webinar on the Percentage Payment Summary Report |
| 2021-127-IP |
11/17/2021 |
Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing eCQM Endorsement Maintenance Testing |
| 2021-126-IP |
11/12/2021 |
Reminder: January 2022 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-125-IP |
11/4/2021 |
Now Available: Updated 2022 CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide and Hybrid Measure Schematrons and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting |
| 2021-124-IP |
11/01/2021 |
NOTICE: 2Q 2021 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is November 15, 2021 |
| 2021-123-IP |
10/28/2021 |
Deadline Extension for CY 2021 eCQM Submissions and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Attestation |
| 2021-122-IP |
10/28/2021 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education October 28, 2021 Webinar: Reviewing CY 2021 eCQM Reporting Resources for the Hospital IQR Program and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program |
| 2021-121-IP |
10/27/2021 |
Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog October 2021 Data Refresh for Hospitals |
| 2021-120-IP |
10/25/2021 |
Upcoming Hospital Quality Reporting Program Webinar: HCP COVID-19 Vaccination Measure and Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure |
| 2021-119-IP |
10/19/2021 |
January 2022 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-118-IP |
10/18/2021 |
Upcoming Hospital Quality Reporting Program Webinar: HCP COVID-19 Vaccination Measure and Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure |
| 2021-117-IP |
10/15/2021 |
NOTICE: 2Q 2021 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is November 15, 2021 |
| 2021-116-IP_ |
10/15/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR 2Q 2021 Population and Sampling Data Due November 1, 2021 |
| 2021-115-IP |
10/12/2021 |
Upcoming Hospital Quality Reporting Program Webinar: The Evolving Definition of Sepsis and the Role of the ED Medical Director and Quality Team in Sepsis Care |
| 2021-114-IP |
10/1/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR 2Q 2021 Population and Sampling Data Due November 1, 2021 |
| 2021-113-IP_ |
10/1/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Secure Portal Now Open for Submission of 2Q 2021 PC-01 Data |
| 2021-112-IP_ |
9/27/2021 |
Upcoming Hospital Quality Reporting Program Webinar: The Evolving Definition of Sepsis and the Role of the ED Medical Director and Quality Team in Sepsis Care |
| 2021-111-IP |
9/21/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 2Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by October 6, 2021 |
| 2021-110-IP |
9/16/21 |
Reporting Exceptions Granted Due to Hurricane Ida |
| 2021-109-IP |
9/8/2021 |
Now Available: 2021 Change Review Process (CRP) |
| 2021-108-IP |
9/8/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education September 9, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs |
| 2021-107-IP_ |
9/3/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 2Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by October 6, 2021 |
| 2021-106-IP |
8/30/2021 |
Now Available: 2022 Eligible Professionals/Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows |
| 2021-105-IP |
8/30/2021 |
Fiscal Year 2022 Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program’s Scoring Calculations Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-104-IP |
8/26/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education September 9, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs |
| 2021-103-IP_ |
8/23/2021 |
Reminder for the FY 2022 HRRP Hospital-Specific Report Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-102-IP |
8/18/2021 |
CMS Releases Revised CMS PSI Public Reporting CBM HSRs |
| 2021-101-IP |
8/18/2021 |
HAC Reduction Program and HRRP Outreach and Education August 19, 2021 Webinar: Overview of the FY 2022 HAC Reduction Program and HRRP |
| 2021-100-IP |
8/17/2021 |
Release of Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures, Version 5.11 |
| 2021-99-IP_ |
8/13/2021 |
Fiscal Year 2022 Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program Scoring Calculations Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-98-IP |
8/11/2021 |
Submission Status Email Notifications for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Users |
| 2021-97-IP |
8/10/2021 |
30-Day Stroke Mortality Measure with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale Confidential Reporting |
| 2021-96-IP |
8/10/2021 |
HAC Reduction Program and HRRP Outreach and Education August 19, 2021 Webinar: Overview of the FY 2022 HAC Reduction Program and HRRP |
| 2021-95-IP |
8/9/2021 |
Reminder: October 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-94-IP_ |
8/6/2021 |
FY 2022 HRRP Hospital-Specific Report Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-93-IP_ |
8/5/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Support Videos now available |
| 2021-92-IP_ |
7/30/2021 |
NOTICE: 1Q 2021 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is August 16, 2021 |
| 2021-91-IP |
7/30/2021 |
30-Day Stroke Mortality Measure with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale Confidential Reporting |
| 2021-90-IP |
7/21/2021 |
Care Compare July 2021 Data Refresh |
| 2021-89-IP_ |
7/16/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR 1Q 2021 Population and Sampling Data Due August 2, 2021 |
| 2021-88-IP |
7/16/2021 |
30-Day Stroke Mortality Measure with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale Confidential Reporting |
| 2021-87-IP_ |
7/15/2021 |
NOTICE: 1Q 2021 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is August 16, 2021 |
| 2021-86-IP |
7/14/2021 |
October 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-85-IPf |
7/13/2021 |
Updated: FY 2022 HAC Reduction Program Scoring Calculations Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-84-IP |
7/13/2021 |
Now Available: Updated eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) for CY 2022 Reporting and Performance Periods |
| 2021-83-IP |
7/13/2021 |
FY 2022 HAC Reduction Program Scoring Calculations Review and Correction Period |
| 2021-82-IP |
7/12/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education July 13, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2024 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Randomly Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-81-IP |
7/6/2021 |
Reminder for the 2021 Publicly Reported DRA HAC Measures Preview Period |
| 2021-80-IP |
7/6/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education July 7, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2023 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Targeted Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-79-IP_ |
7/2/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR 1Q 2021 Population and Sampling Data Due August 2, 2021 |
| 2021-78-IP |
7/1/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Secure Portal Now Open for Submission of 1Q 2021 PC-01 Data |
| 2021-77-IQR_ |
6/29/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education July 13, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2024 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Randomly Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-76-IP |
6/29/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education June 30, 2021 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) v5.10 Measure Updates |
| 2021-75-IP |
6/24/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education July 7, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2023 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Targeted Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-74-IP |
6/18/2021 |
2021 Publicly Reported DRA HAC Measures Preview Period |
| 2021-73 |
6/15/2021 |
CMS Randomly Selects Inpatient Hospitals for FY 2024 |
| 2021-72-IP |
6/15/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 1Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by June 30, 2021 |
| 2021-71-IP |
6/10/2021 |
CMS Webinar on Reporting Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) using the FHIR® Standard |
| 2021-70-IP |
6/9/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education June 30, 2021 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) v5.10 Measure Updates |
| 2021-69-IP |
6/8/2021 |
REMINDER: HVBP June 9, 2021 Webinar: FY 2023 Hospital VBP Program Baseline Measures Reports Overview |
| 2021-68-IPI |
6/7/2021 |
REMINDER: HVBP June 8, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 Hospital VBP Program and January 2022 Public Reporting MSPB Measure HSR |
| 2021-67-IP |
6/3/2021 |
FY 2023 Hospital VBP Program Baseline Measures Reports and Updated HAI Measure Performance Standards |
| 2021-66-IP |
6/2/2021 |
UPDATED: Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education June 3, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs |
| 2021-65-IP |
6/2/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education June 3, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs |
| 2021-64-IP |
6/1/2021 |
CY 2020 (FY 2023 Payment Determination) Hospitals Selected for eCQM Validation |
| 2021-63-IP_ |
6/1/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 1Q 2021 HCAHPS Survey Data by June 30, 2021 |
| 2021-62-IP |
5/27/2021 |
Reminder: July 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-61-IP |
5/27/2021 |
CMS Releases FY 2022 Hospital VBP Program and January 2022 Public Reporting MSPB Measure HSR |
| 2021-60-IP |
5/24/2021 |
Hospital Contact Information Updates |
| 2021-59-IP |
5/24/2021 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education June 3, 2021 Webinar: FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule Overview for Hospital Quality Programs |
| 2021-58-IP |
5/17/2021 |
CMS Selects Targeted Hospitals for FY 2023 Validation |
| 2021-57-IP_ |
5/17/2021 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education May 18, 2021 Webinar: Reporting the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure to the Hospital IQR Program |
| 2021-56-IP_ |
5/13/2021 |
Now Available: 2022 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) |
| 2021-55-IP |
5/13/2021 |
CMS Issues Technical Update for CMS PSI 90 Performance Standards Calculated for the FY 2023 Hospital VBP Program |
| 2021-54-IP |
5/10/2021 |
Reminder: Public Reporting May 11, 2021 Webinar: July 2021 Public Reporting Claims-Based Measures Hospital-Specific Report Overview |
| 2021-53-IP |
5/6/2021 |
Updated eCQM Specifications and eCQM Materials for 2022 Reporting Now Available |
| 2021-52-IP |
5/4/2021 |
July 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-51-IP |
5/4/2021 |
Hospital IQR Program Outreach and Education May 18, 2021 Webinar: Reporting the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure to the Hospital IQR Program |
| 2021-50-IP |
5/3/2021 |
New Status Classifications for SA/O in HQR |
| 2021-49-IP |
5/3/2021 |
CMS Releases July 2021 Public Reporting Claims-Based Measures HSRs |
| 2021-48-IP |
4/30/2021 |
NOTICE: 4Q 2020 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is May 17, 2021 |
| 2021-47-IP |
4/28/2021 |
Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog April 2021 Data Refresh for Hospitals |
| 2021-46-IP |
4/26/2021 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education April 27, 2021 Webinar: CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2021 Hospital Quality Reporting |
| 2021-45-IP |
4/22/2021 |
Reminder: Hospital VBP Program Program Outreach and Education April 22, 2021 Webinar: Reviewing Your FY 2022 Hospital VBP Program Mortality and Complication Measures Hospital-Specific Report |
| 2021-44-IP |
4/16/2021 |
NOTICE: IQR 4Q 2020 Population and Sampling Data Due May 3, 2021 |
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2021-43-IP
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4/16/2021 |
NOTICE: 4Q 2020 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is May 17, 2021 |
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2021-42-IP
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04/16/21 |
Reporting Exception Granted Due to Texas Severe Winter Storms (DR-4586-TX) |
| 2021-41-IP |
04/13/21 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education April 27, 2021 Webinar: CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2021 Hospital Quality Reporting |
| 2021-40-IP |
04/12/21 |
CMS Releases FY 2022 Hospital VBP Mortality and Complication Measure HSRs |
| 2021-39-IP |
04/12/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education April 13, 2021 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) v5.9 Measure Question and Answers |
| 2021-38-IP |
04/08/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting wants your feedback! |
| 2021-37-IP |
04/05/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education April 13, 2021 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) v5.9 Measure Question and Answers |
| 2021-36-IP |
04/05/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting wants your feedback! |
| 2021-35-IP |
04/02/21 |
NOTICE: IQR 4Q 2020 Population and Sampling Data Due May 3, 2021 |
| 2021-34-IP |
04/01/21 |
Important: Request Access to Managed File Transfer (MFT) & Auto-Route Now to Ensure You Receive Your Reports |
| 2021-33-IP |
04/01/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Secure Portal Now Open for Submission of 4Q 2020 PC-01 Data |
| 2021-32-IP |
03/23/21 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 4Q 2020 HCAHPS Survey Data by April 7, 2021 |
| 2021-31-IP |
03/22/21 |
REMINDER: Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2022 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting |
| 2021-30-IP |
03/18/21 |
Important: Request Access to Managed File Transfer (MFT) & Auto-Route Now to Ensure You Receive Your Reports |
| 2021-29-IP |
03/15/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education March 16, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2023 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Randomly Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-28-IP |
03/08/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education March 16, 2021 Webinar: Overview of FY 2023 Inpatient Data Validation Efforts for Randomly Selected Hospitals |
| 2021-27-IP |
03/08/21 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 4Q 2020 HCAHPS Survey Data by April 7, 2021 |
| 2021-26-IP |
03/08/21 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education March 9, 2021 Webinar: Q&A Session: CY 2020 eCQM Reporting Using the HQR System |
| 2021-25-IP |
03/03/21 |
NOTICE: IQR 3Q 2020 Population and Sampling Data Due March 18, 2021 |
| 2021-24-IP |
03/03/21 |
Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2022 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting |
| 2021-23-IP |
03/02/21 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 3Q 2020 HCAHPS Survey Data by March 17, 2021 |
| 2021-22-IP |
03/02/21 |
NOTICE: 3Q 2020 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is March 18, 2021 |
| 2021-21-IP |
02/23/21 |
Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education March 9, 2021 Webinar: Q&A Session: CY 2020 eCQM Reporting Using the HQR System |
| 2021-20-IP |
02/19/21 |
Reminder: April 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-19-IP |
02/17/21 |
Reminder: Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) are available until 3/2/2021 |
| 2021-18-IP |
02/16/21 |
NOTICE: 3Q 2020 Clinical, HAI, and PC-01 Data Submission Deadline is March 18, 2021 |
| 2021-17-IP |
02/16/21 |
NOTICE: IQR 3Q 2020 Population and Sampling Data Due March 18, 2021 |
| 2021-16-IP |
02/16/21 |
Hospital Inpatient Quality Program Updates Week of February 15, 2021 |
| 2021-15-IP |
02/12/21 |
Updated HQR System Known Issues Document |
| 2021-14-IP |
02/08/21 |
Q3 2020 HCAHPS and CY 2020 eCQM Submission Deadline Extensions |
| 2021-13-IP |
02/08/21 |
Now Available: eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document and Request for Stakeholder Feedback on Draft eCQM Measure Packages |
| 2021-12-IP |
02/02/21 |
FY 2021 Results for Three Value-Based Purchasing Programs Now on Provider Data Catalog |
| 2021-11-IP |
02/02/21 |
CMS Combines Phase 1 and Phase 2 Annual Payment Update (APU) Determination Periods for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program |
| 2021-10-IP |
02/02/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education February 3, 2021 Webinar: Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Care Compare: 2021 OPPS Rule Methodology |
| 2021-09-IP |
02/01/21 |
Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) |
| 2021-08-IP - |
01/27/21 |
Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) 101 Webinar |
| 2021-07-IP |
01/27/21 |
Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog January 2021 Data Refresh for Hospitals |
| 2021-06-IP |
01/27/21 |
April 2021 Public Reporting Preview Data Available |
| 2021-05-IP |
01/25/21 |
eCQM File Deletion, Performance Summary, Update for Medication Template Memo |
| 2021-04-IP |
01/22/21 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 3Q 2020 HCAHPS Survey Data by February 8, 2021 |
| 2021-03-IP |
01/21/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education February 3, 2021 Webinar: Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Care Compare: 2021 OPPS Rule Methodology |
| 2021-02-IP |
01/08/21 |
NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 3Q 2020 HCAHPS Survey Data by February 8, 2021 |
| 2021-01-IP |
01/05/21 |
Hospital Quality Reporting Secure Portal Now Open for Submission of 3Q 2020 PC-01 Data |
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