2025 Nomination Period
- Assessment of Patient Autonomy for Clinical Outcomes used in Quality of Care Outcomes Reported for U.S. Chronic Dialysis Facilities and Providers
Project Title: Assessment of Patient Autonomy for Clinical Outcomes used in Quality of Care Outcomes Reported for U.S. Chronic Dialysis Facilities and Providers
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on January 20, 2025
- The TEP met on May 30, 2025 and July 10, 2025
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with University of Michigan- Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center (UM-KECC) to develop “Assessment of Patient Autonomy for Clinical Outcomes used in Quality of Care Outcomes Reported for U.S. Chronic Dialysis Facilities and Providers” The contract name is “Kidney Disease Measure Development and Maintenance”. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0041, task order number 75FCMC23F0001. As part of its measure development process, UM-KECC convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Documents:
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- Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outpatient Outcome/Efficiency Measures
Project Title: Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outpatient Outcome/Efficiency Measures
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on June, 17, 2025.
- The TEP met on July 10, 2025.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Acumen, LLC, its non-profit partner firm The SPHERE Institute, and subcontractors (hereafter jointly referred to as “Acumen”) to develop outcome/efficiency measures. The contract name is Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outpatient Outcome/Efficiency Measures. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0015, Task Order (TO) No. 75FCMC24F0146. As part of its measure development and re-specification process, Acumen convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Acumen convened this TEP to re-specify the Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates measure (OP-39) that is currently in use in the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (Hospital OQR) program. This measure was submitted for Consensus-Based Entity (CBE) endorsement during the Fall 2023 cycle but did not receive endorsement. The purpose of this TEP is to re-specify the OP-39 measure in order to address the limitations and weaknesses discussed during the endorsement cycle.
Documents:
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- Development of Quality Measures to Improve Kidney Transplant Access and Post-Transplant Outcomes
Project Title: Development of Quality Measures to Improve Kidney Transplant Access and Post-Transplant Outcomes
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on February 12, 2025.
- The TEP met on June 10, 2025.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation-Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) in collaboration with Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) to develop two quality measures related to kidney transplant for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model. The measure concepts include a patient-reported outcome-based performance measure (PRO-PM) focused on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among kidney transplant recipients, and a process measure focused on access to the kidney transplant waitlist addressing pre-transplant process of care. The contract name is Measure & Instrument Development and Support: Quality Measure Development and Analytic Support. The contract number is HHSM-75FCMC18D0042, Task Order HHSM-75FCMC24F0230. As the organizer of this TEP, CORE and HSAG convene groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input on the project team’s work and analysis. The TEP will review the draft quality measure specifications and advise CORE and HSAG on measure constructs such as the numerator, denominator, exclusions, and risk adjustment approach, and provide comments on and evaluate the scientific acceptability of measure testing results.
Documents:
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- Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Measures Maintenance and Development
Project Title: Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Measures Maintenance and Development
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on February 14, 2025.
- The TEP met on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Mathematica and Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) to develop 1) new measures for children, youth, and young adults who use home and community-based services (HCBS) and 2) maintain existing CMS HCBS and long-term services and supports (LTSS) measures. The contract name is Long-term Services and Supports (LTSS) Analyses, Public Reporting, and Measures Maintenance and Development. The contract number is 75FCMC19D0091 and the task order number is 75FMC24F0194. As part of its measure development process, Mathematica convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Documents:
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- Development and Evaluation of Exchange Health Plan Quality Initiatives (QRS/QIS)
Project Title: Development and Evaluation of Exchange Health Plan Quality Initiatives (QRS/QIS)
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on March 10, 2025.
- The TEP met on May 21, 2025.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted Booz Allen Hamilton (Booz Allen) to implement the Development and Evaluation of Exchange Health Plan Quality Initiatives (QRS/QIS) in fulfillment of the statutory and regulatory requirements of 1311(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The contract name is Development and Exchange of Health Plan Quality Initiatives (QRS/QIS). The contract number is 75FCMC18D0019. As the organizer of this TEP, Booz Allen convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input on their work and analysis. The QRS/QIS TEP will advise on the continued implementation of the QRS and QIS by providing input on topics such as public engagement efforts, guidance materials, data analysis and methodology, and measure set refinements.
Documents:
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