eCQM Notifications 2021

Reference Number Date Subject
2021-138-IP 12/15/21 Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education December 16, 2021 Webinar: Steps for Successful CY 2021 Hospital eCQM Submission
2021-135-IP 12/06/21 CMS HQR System Now Accepting CY 2021 eCQM Data 
2021-133-IP  12/02/21 Hospital IQR and Promoting Interoperability Program Outreach and Education December 16, 2021 Webinar: Steps for Successful CY 2021 Hospital eCQM Submission 
2021-131-IP  11/29/21 Expert to Expert Webinar December 9 – Annual Updates for the VTE eCQMs
2021-127-IP  11/17/21 Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing eCQM Endorsement Maintenance Testing
2021-125-IP  11/4/21 Now Available: Updated 2022 CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide and Hybrid Measure Schematrons and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting
2021-123-IP  10/28/21 Deadline Extended for CY 2021 eCQM Submissions and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Attestation
2021-122-IP 10/28/21 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
2021-109-IP 09/08/21 Now Available: 2021 Change Review Process (CRP)
2021-106-IP 08/30/21 Now Available: 2022 Eligible Professionals/Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows
2021-84-IP 07/13/21 Now Available: Updated eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) for CY 2022 Reporting and Performance Periods
2021-71-IP 06/10/21 CMS Webinar on Reporting Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) using the FHIR® Standard
2021-64-IP 06/01/21 CY 2020 (FY 2023 Payment Determination) Hospitals Selected for eCQM Validation
2021-57-IP 05/17/21 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 05/13/21 Now Available: 2022 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) 
2021-53-IP 05/06/21 Updated eCQM Specifications and eCQM Materials for 2022 Reporting Now Available
2021-46-IP 04/26/21 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
2021-26-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
2021-24-IP 03/03/21 Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2022 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide for Hospital Quality Reporting
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
2021-15-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
2021-11-IP 02/02/21 CMS Combines Phase 1 and Phase 2 Annual Payment Update (APU) Determination Periods for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
2021-08-IP 01/27/21 Health Level Seven International® (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) 101 Webinar
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