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2024 MUC List Supporting Materials
2024 CMS Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List Supporting Materials
The attachments provided by measure submitters as part of their candidate submissions through the CMS MUC Entry/Review Information Tool (MERIT) are accessible on this page. These materials are organized by the care setting for each measure submitted to CMS MERIT. You can find detailed information including the MUC ID, the title of each measure, and the programs into which each measure is being adopted.
Categories of Measures:
- Post-Acute Care/Long-Term Care (PAC/LTC) Measures
- Clinician Measures
- Hospital Measures
To view the supporting materials for a specific measure, simply click on the title of the measure. A Zip file containing the attachments will automatically be downloaded to your device.
2024 MUC List Measures
- Post-Acute Care/Long-Term Care (PAC/LTC) Measures
MUC ID Title Program(s) MUC2024-054a CAHPS® Home Health Care Survey Care of Patients Home Health Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-054b CAHPS® Home Health Care Survey Communications Between Providers and Patients Home Health Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-054c CAHPS® Home Health Care Survey Talk About Home Safety Home Health Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-054d CAHPS® Home Health Care Survey Review Medicines Home Health Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-054e CAHPS® Home Health Care Survey Talk About Medicine Side Effects Home Health Quality Reporting Program
- Clinician Measures
MUC ID Title Programs(s) MUC2024-025 Diagnostic Delay of Venous Thromboembolism (DOVE) in Primary Care Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-026 Person-Centered Outcome Measures: Goal-Identification, Follow-Up, and Goal Achievement Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-028 Screening for Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in Patients at Risk of Developing Diabetes Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-031 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): Sustained Virological Response (SVR) Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-049 Breast Cancer Screening Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-051 Prevalent Standardized Waitlist Ratio (PSWR) Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-052 Social Need Screening and Intervention Part C Star Ratings MUC2024-072 Addressing Social Needs Assessment & Intervention Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-079 Assessment of Autonomic Dysfunction and Follow-up Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-080 Patient Reported Falls and Plan of Care Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-081 Adult Immunization Status (AIS-E) Part C Star Ratings MUC2024-082 Cancer Screening and Counseling Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Measure (PRO-PM) Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-084 Quality of Life Outcome for Patients with Neurologic Conditions Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-088 Depression Screening and Follow-Up for Adolescents and Adults (DSF) Part C Star Ratings MUC2024-100 Non-Pressure Ulcers Merit-based Incentive Payment System MUC2024-101 Parkinson’s Syndromes, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System
- Hospital Measures
MUC ID Title Program(s) MUC2024-027 Patient Safety Structural Measure Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program;
Prospective Payment System-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting ProgramMUC2024-030 Hospital 30-Day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Hospitalization Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-032 Hospital 30-day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Heart Failure (HF) Hospitalization Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-034 Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-040 Hospital 30-Day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hospitalization Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-041 Hospital-Level, 30-Day, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-042 Hospital-Level, Risk-Standardized Complication Rate (RSCR) Following Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program;
Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction ProgramMUC2024-043 Hospital 30-Day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Mortality Rate (RSMR) Following Acute Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization with Claims-Based Risk Adjustment for Stroke Severity Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing ProgramMUC2024-045 Hospital 30-Day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Pneumonia Hospitalization Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-046 Hospital 30-Day, All-Cause, Risk-Standardized Readmission Rate (RSRR) Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program MUC2024-060 In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (ICH CAHPS) Survey - Quality of Dialysis Center Care and Operations (QDCCO) measure End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program MUC2024-067 Proportion of Patients who Died From Cancer Admitted to the ICU in the Last 30 Days of Life Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-068 Proportion of Patients who Died from Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy in the Last 14 Days of Life Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-069 Addressing Social Needs Assessment & Intervention Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program;
Prospective Payment System-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting ProgramMUC2024-073 Patient Understanding of Key Information Related to Recovery After a Facility-Based Outpatient Procedure or Surgery, Patient Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measure (Information Transfer PRO-PM) Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-074 Median Time to Pain Medication for Patients with a Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) with Vaso-Occlusive Episode (VOE) Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting ProgramMUC2024-075 Emergency Care Capacity and Quality (ECCQ) Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program MUC2024-078 Proportion of Patients who Died from Cancer Admitted to Hospice for Less than 3 Days Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting ProgramMUC2024-085 Hospital Harm – Anticoagulant-Related Major Bleeding Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program;
Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program;
Medicare Promoting Interoperability ProgramMUC2024-095 Emergency Care Capacity and Quality (ECCQ) Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program
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