May Edition of the MMS Newsletter

Posted:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

"Measures Management and You" is a monthly bulletin about quality measurement resources and opportunities. Subscribe to receive more Measures Management System (MMS) news in your inbox. Have questions or suggestions? Contact MMS Support!

What’s New with MMS

Attend Measure Testing Information Session: Please join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MMS team at 2 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, May 24 for the MMS Information Session, “Putting the Test in Measure Testing: Addressing Common Challenges.” Learn about common challenges measure developers might face during measure testing, such as when to use Alpha vs. Beta testing, trade-offs between validity and feasibility, managing limited sample sizes, collaborating with testing sites, and testing critical data elements. Register today.

Register for National Quality Strategy Presentation: Please join the MMS team for a discussion of the CMS National Quality Strategy, a long-term initiative that promotes quality outcomes, safety, equity, and accessibility for all individuals, especially for people in historically underserved and under-resourced communities. You are central to CMS’s person-centric approach, and we are excited to share how this strategy’s eight core goals and key milestones will drive equity, quality, safety, and interoperability across the continuum of care. There are two opportunities to attend “Advancing Excellence: CMS National Quality Strategy”; please select the one that works best for your schedule!

Please submit your National Quality Strategy questions to the MMS team at MMSSupport@Battelle.org.

Measure Submission Deadline This Week: There is still time to submit measures for the 2023 CMS pre-rulemaking cycle! The CMS Measures Under Consideration Entry/Review Information Tool (CMS MERIT) will close for submissions at 8 p.m. (ET) May 19. Learn more about pre-rulemaking.

Announcements: Stay Up to Date

Now Available: CMS has posted the electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) specifications for the 2024 reporting/performance period for select quality reporting programs. CMS updates the specifications annually to align with current clinical guidelines and code systems, so they remain relevant and actionable within the clinical care setting. Learn more on the eCQI Resource Center.

Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

Public Comment, Technical Expert Panels (TEP), and Federal Register Rule Comment

Public Comment Opportunity: Home and Community Based Services Measures Development, Endorsement, Maintenance, and Alignment

Public Comment Opportunity: Development and Testing of a Claims-Based Measure: 30-Day Risk-Standardized All-Cause Emergency Department Visit, Without Readmission, Following Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Discharge 

Public Comment Opportunity: Home and Community Based Services Measures Development, Endorsement, Maintenance, and Alignment: State-Level All-Cause Emergency Department Utilization for Medicaid Beneficiaries

Federal Register Rule Comment Opportunity: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program

  • This opportunity closes for comment at 5 p.m. (ET) June 2. 
  • Learn more on the Federal Register. 

Federal Register Rule Comment Opportunity: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2024

  • This opportunity closes for comment June 5. 
  • Learn more on the Federal Register. 

Federal Register Rule Comment Opportunity: Medicare Program; Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership

  • This opportunity closes for comment 5 p.m. (ET) June 9. 
  • Learn more on the Federal Register. 

Federal Register Rule Comment Opportunity: Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality

  • This opportunity closes for comment July 3. 
  • Learn more on the Federal Register.

Federal Register Rule Comment Opportunity: Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

  • This opportunity closes for comment July 3. 
  • Learn more on the Federal Register.