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Quality Data Implementation (QDI) User Group Meeting on March 18, 2026

The Quality Data Implementation (QDI) user group reviews standards and data models used to express quality measures.

Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar – March 26, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend the Cooking with

CMS MERIT Opening Soon - Check Out the CMS MERIT Data Template and Pre-Rulemaking FAQ

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon open the 2026 Call for Measures. Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established CMS’s pre-rulemaking process for selecting measures for use in select Medicare quality programs. This process helps identify gaps in quality measurement and incorporates stakeholder input into measure selection.

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2026 CMS Quality Conference Agenda Is Live

The CMS Quality Conference is back! Explore this year’s agenda and see how leaders, providers, researchers, advocates, and partners are coming together to improve healthcare quality nationwide.

Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar – February 26, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend the Cooking with

Now Open: Public Comment Period for Draft CMS FHIR® Digital Quality Measures (dQMs)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting public feedback on draft

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Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar – January 22, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend the Cooking with

TEP Opportunity: Dialysis Facility Quality of Patient Care Star Rating

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with The University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center (UM-KECC) to act as the

2025 Measures Under Consideration List Now Available

The “2025 Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List”, has been published on the Measures Management System (MMS) Hub. The publication includes an Excel file detailing measures   specifications, along with the “2025 MUC List Overview”, a PDF that summarizes the MUC List process and provides high-level information.

Highlights from the 2025 MUC List include:

Safety and Follow-up Plan Measure Available for Public Comment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Mathematica to develop the Post-Discharge Safety and Follow-up Plan for Patients with Suicidal Ideation (Safety and Follow-up Plan) measure. The contract name is Behavioral Health Measures Development and Inpatient and Outpatient

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Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar on December 4, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to attend the Cooking with

TEP Opportunity: Impact Assessment of CMS Quality Measures– 2027 Impact Assessment Report

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Booz Allen Hamilton to conduct a triennial assessment of the quality and efficiency impact of endorsed measures used in Medicare programs and report the findings to the public in the National Impact Assessment of CMS

Now Available: 2026 Hospital - Inpatient and Hospital - Outpatient and Eligible Clinician Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed and published the 2026

Testing Opportunity: Patient Safety Tobacco Screening and Cessation Measure

On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mathematica is recruiting inpatient hospitals to assist in testing a Tobacco Use Screening and Cessation Intervention