Educational Resources*
MMS Tools, Resources & Videos
- Animated Video: Overview of CMS MERIT - August 2024
- Animated Video: Overview of the CMS Measures Inventory Tool (CMIT) - August 2024
- Animated Video: Overview of the CMS MMS Hub - August 2024
- CMS MMS Blueprint Quickstart Guide - Updated July 2024
- Quality Measures: How They Are Developed, Used and Maintained (QM101) - Updated March 2024
- Unveiling CMS Measures Inventory Tool (CMIT) 2.6 Webinar slides / YouTube - March 2023
- The New CMS Measures Management System Website - The CMS MMS Hub slides / YouTube - May 2022
Interested Party Engagement
- Person and Family Engagement (PFE) Toolkit: A Guide for Measure Developers - April 2023
- Technical Expert Panels and Public Comment: Ways for Stakeholders to Provide Input on Quality Measures slides / YouTube - November 2022
Digital Quality Measurement
- U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and USCDI+ Quality What They Are and What’s Ahead slides / YouTube / Transcript - November 2023
- Digital Quality Measures: Specifying the Future of Quality Measurement slides / YouTube - February 2023
- CMS Public Webinar - Strategic Roadmap for Advancing Digital Quality Measurement slides / YouTube - August 2022
Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs)
- Introduction to Measure Authoring Development Integrated Environment (MADiE) slides / YouTube / Transcript / Q&A Summary - April 2024
- Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center Educational Resources
- eCQI Resource Center Updates
Health Equity
- From Data to Action: How CMS and Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare slides / YouTube / Question & Answer Summary / Key Resources - February/March 2023
- Gravity Project slides / YouTube - August 2022
- CMS Public Webinar – Rural Health: How CMS Initiatives Improve the Way We Measure and Address Gaps in Care slides / YouTube - April 2022
- A New Method to Improve Measurement of Race-and-Ethnicity in CMS Data and Applications to Inequalities in Quality of Care slides / YouTube - June 2021
- Transforming Measurement for Better Care: Lessons Learned About Patient-Centered Measurement slides / YouTube - February 2021
Measure Development and Maintenance: General Information
- From Research to Reality: Translating Reliability and Validity Findings into Actionable Insights slides - October 2024
- Get a Clue About CBE Measure Reviews: PRMR, MSR, & E&M slides / YouTube / Transcript- June 2024
- Quality Counts, Safety Matters: Prioritizing Patient Safety Through Quality Measurement slides / YouTube / Q&A Summary - March 2024
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Quality Measurement slides / YouTube / Question & Answer Summary- February 2024
- CMS Public Webinar - Advancing Excellence: CMS National Quality Strategy slides / YouTube - June 2023
- Quality Measures in Action: How CMS Uses Quality Measures to Inform the Public and Drive Quality Improvement slides / YouTube - September 2022
- iQuality Improvement & Innovation Group (iQIIG) slides / YouTube - September 2022
- Meaningful Measures 2.0 and Cascade of Measures slides / YouTube - June 2022
- When the Journey is the Destination: Tackling the Complexities Associated with Diagnostic Performance Measurement slides / YouTube - January 2022
- Population Health Measures: What They Are and Why They Matter slides / YouTube - October 2021
- Understanding Qualified Registries and QCDRs and their Role in MIPS slides / YouTube - April 2021*
Measure Lifecycle
- Measure Lifecycle: An Iterative and Interactive Approach to Measure Development slides / YouTube - November 2022
- Overcoming Common Challenges in the Measure Development Lifecycle slides / YouTube - September 2021*
Measure Conceptualization
- Measure Conceptualization: From Ideas to Action slides / YouTube - December 2022
- Maximizing Efficiency of Information Gathering with the De Novo Measure Scan (DNMS) slides / YouTube - January 2021*
Measure Specification
- What’s in a Name?: Terminology & Current Linguistic Trends in Measure Specification slides / YouTube - January 2023
- Specifying Your Measure: How to Create Clear and Unambiguous Measure Specifications slides / YouTube - August 2021*
Measure Testing
- Putting the Test in Measure Testing: Addressing a Collection of Measure Testing Challenges slides / YouTube - May 2023
- Measure Testing Problems and Solutions slides / YouTube - July 2022
Measure Implementation
- 2024 Pre-Rulemaking Preview slides / YouTube / Question & Answer Summary / Transcript - December 2023
- Navigating Measure Implementation: Turning Data into Actionable Results slides - July 2023
Measure Use, Continuing Evaluation, and Maintenance
- CMS Public Webinar: Driving Quality in the US: How CMS Evaluates its Measure Portfolio slides / YouTube - July 2021*
Patient-Reported Outcomes
- From PROMs to PRO-PMs: Developing Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures (PRO-PMs) slides / YouTube - February 2022
- PROs, PROMs, and PRO-PMs: Demystifying Terminology and Best Practices around Patient-Reported Data slides / YouTube - March 2021
Communication, Coordination, and Collaboration (C3) Forum Presentations
The C3 Forum is a quarterly meeting for Measure and Instrument Development Support (MIDS) contractors. Presentations relevant to a public audience are published here on the CMS MMS Hub.
- AI in Measure Development - March 2024
- Incorporating Equity and Justice into Measure Development - December 2023
Quality Measures Technical Forum (QMTF) Presentations
QMTF is a monthly meeting for CMS staff to discuss and learn about current topics and emerging trends in quality measurement.
- Missed Opportunities in Hospital Quality Measurement During the COVID-19 Pandemic - June 2024
- Rural Health Care Quality Measurement: Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program - April 2024
*The information, e.g., hyperlinks, screenshots, points of contact, were current at the time of initial presentation/publication. Contact MMSSupport@battelle.org with any questions.
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