2024 Nomination Period
- Stakeholder Feedback for the ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) Measure
Project Title: Stakeholder Feedback for the ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) Measure
Dates:
The Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on January 12, 2024.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center (UM-KECC) to collect stakeholder feedback for the ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) measure. The contract name is Kidney Disease Quality Measure Development, Maintenance, and Support. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0041, task order number 75FCMC18F0001. As part of its measure development process, the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center convenes groups of stakeholders who guide measurement development efforts and provide thoughtful contributions about content and purpose of proposed measures. UM-KECC has been tasked by CMS to collect stakeholder feedback for the ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) measure to evaluate the supporting evidence and face validity of the ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) measure. This measure was designed to collect patient-level data about discussions with providers about life goals when making treatment decisions about dialysis modality; this measure is being considered for use as a quality measure to help foster collaborative treatment decisions among patients and providers. The goal of these specific TEPs is to gather stakeholder feedback about the importance and usability of the PaLS. This information will be used to inform policy decisions about the use of this tool in future quality measure efforts in this population.
Perspectives/Expertise:
We sought individuals with differing perspectives and areas of expertise, such as:
- Patients 18 years or older who are receiving long-term dialysis in the United States/US Territory;
- Dialysis facility perspective including nephrologists, nurses, social workers, and administrative staff;
- Individuals with consumer/patient/family perspective and consumer and patient advocates; specifically, patients with experience with long-term dialysis;
- Individuals with perspectives on healthcare disparities in ESRD;
- Expertise in performance measurement and quality improvement;
- Expertise in patient reported outcomes and instrument development or implementation
TEP Expected Time Commitment:
There will be one virtual meeting, approximately 2-3 hours in duration. The meeting will take place between February and April, 2024
The meeting will be held virtually, via a Zoom video conferencing platform. The meeting will be open to the public, and details will be posted on the following webpage: https://dialysisdata.org/content/esrd-measures.
Documents:
You may access the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of the document:
ESRD Patient Life Goals Survey (PaLS) Measure TEP Membership List
2023 Nomination Period
- Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) Following CABG, COPD, THA and/or TKA Admissions, and Diabetes
Project Title: Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Admissions, and Diabetes
Dates:
- The Technical Expert Panel (TEP) met on December 7, 2023 and February 15, 2024.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation-Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop four individual measures of 30-day risk-standardized Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), and diabetes admissions. The contract name is Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outcome/Efficiency Measures for Hospitals and Eligible Clinicians, Option Period 4. The contract number is HHSM-75FCMC18D0042, Task Order HHSM-75FCMC19F0001. As part of its measure development process, CORE convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Documents:
You may access the TEP Summary Report and the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of each document:
- Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Care Compare
Project Title: Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on Care Compare
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on August 23rd, 2023.
- The TEP met on October 31st, 2023.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to maintain the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. The contract name is Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outcome/Efficiency Measures for Hospital and Eligible Clinicians, Option Period 4. The contract number is HHSM-75FCMC18D0042, Task Order Number HHSM-75FCMC19F0001. As part of its measure development and maintenance process, CORE convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during project refinement and maintenance.
Documents:
You may access the TEP Summary Report and the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of each document:
- ESRD Mineral and Bone Disorder Measure Development
Project Title: ESRD Mineral and Bone Disorder Measure Development
Dates:
- The Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on November 17th, 2023.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center (UM-KECC) to develop facility-level measures in the area of mineral and bone disorder. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0041, task order number 75FCMC23F0001. As part of its measure development process, the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center convenes groups of stakeholders who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Technical Expert Panel (TEP) Objectives:
The TEP will use existing data and their expert opinion to formulate recommendations to UM-KECC regarding the development of a draft measure that addresses potentially important quality gaps in mineral and bone disorder management. Recommended measures should be evidence based, scientifically acceptable (reliable and valid), feasible, and usable by CMS, providers, and the public.
Specifically, the TEP will engage in discussion to develop potential quality measures that could incentivize the best practice of MBD management given the lack of high quality evidence to guide specific therapies (e.g. nutritional, pharmacologic, surgical). TEP input will be sought regarding potential sources of data such as the EQRS system and Medicare claims that may provide useful information about MBD diagnoses, diagnostic testing, medication use, and procedures. The TEP should also consider whether risk adjustment strategies will be needed and if any exclusion criteria should be considered so that the measure is usable from both patients’ and providers’ perspectives.Perspectives/Expertise:
We sought individuals with differing perspectives and areas of expertise, such as
- Nephrology providers (physicians, advanced practice providers), nephrology trained social workers, dieticians, and dialysis facility nursing staff
- ESRD bone and mineral disorder experts
- Consumer/Patient/Family/Care Partner perspective
- Performance measurement experts
- Quality improvement experts
- Purchaser perspective
- Healthcare disparities experts
TEP Expected Time Commitment:
4-6 virtual meetings each being between 1 to 4 hours long. Meetings are tentatively scheduled for January – March 2024.
First TEP meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 29th 2024. Call details can be found on this webpage: https://dialysisdata.org/content/esrd-measures
Documents:
You may access the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of the document:
- Patient End-of-Life Goal Setting Measure
Project Title: Patient End-of-Life Goal Setting Measure
Dates:
- The Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on December 7, 2023.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop a measure capturing patient end-of-life care goals development. The CORE contract name is Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outcome/Efficiency Measures for Hospitals and Eligible Clinicians, Option Period 4. The contract number is HHSM-75FCMC18D0042, Task Order HHSM-75FCMC19F0001. As the organizer of this TEP, CORE convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input on their work and analysis. The TEP is being convened to provide input and advise on the proposed methodologic approach for assessing end-of-life care goals development.
Perspectives/Expertise:
We sought individuals with differing perspectives and areas of expertise, such as palliative care, geriatric care, hospice care, health informatics, healthcare quality and administration, healthcare delivery (clinicians), performance measurement, quality improvement, and consumer/patient/family (caregiver) perspective.
TEP Expected Time Commitment:
CORE anticipates holding one virtual meeting with a duration of approximately two and a half hours on January 24, 2024, with the possibility of extending to additional meetings in future option periods.
Documents:
You may access the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of the document:
- Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Implementation & Monitoring
Project Title: Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Implementation & Monitoring
Dates:
- The Call for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) nomination period closed on September 27, 2023.
- The TEP met on October 30, 2023 (introductory meeting) and November 14, 2023.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Abt Associates, Inc. to support the implementation of the HHVBP Model, including the development of refinements to the measures and scoring methodology, first for the original Model and now for the expanded HHVBP Model. The contract name is Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design and Analysis: Home Health Value-Based Purchasing – Implementation/Monitoring. The contract number is HHSM-500-2014-00026I, Task Order number HHSM-500-T0002. To gain feedback during development and maintenance of the expanded HHVBP Model, Abt convened a Technical Expert Panel.
Documents:
You may access the TEP Summary Report by clicking the title of the document:
- 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 1, 2023.
- The TEP met on May 22, 2023.
Project Overview:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop measure of equity of emergency care capacity and quality. The measure will be an electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM). The contract name is Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS): Development, Reevaluation, and Implementation of Outpatient Outcome/Efficiency Measures, Option Period 3. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0042, Task Order number 75FCMC19F0002. As part of its measure development process, Yale CORE convenes groups of stakeholders and experts who contribute direction and thoughtful input to the measure developer during measure development and maintenance.
Documents:You may access the TEP Summary Report and the TEP Membership List by clicking the title of each document: