The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with RTI and Abt Global (hereafter referred to as RTI and Abt) to support the development of interoperability measure(s) for use in the Post-Acute Care (PAC) Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs). The RTI’s contract name is, “Development, Maintenance, and Support for Quality Reporting and Value Based Purchasing Programs and Nursing Home Care Compare.” The contract number is 75FCMC18D0012, task order 75FCMC24F0121.

Since January 3, 2025, CMS has been gathering input on candidate measure concepts to consider for Wave 7 of MIPS cost and value measure development through a Call for Public Comment. This is a reminder that the public comment period will close on January 24, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET.

Mathematica, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is seeking nominations for Technical Expert Panel (TEP) members to provide input on new and existing measures for CMS-stewarded home and community-based services (HCBS)

Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation-Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), in collaboration with Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), is pleased to announce an open call for nominations for the Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to support the development of two

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as part of its overarching initiative to advance quality of care in IPFs, has contracted with RTI International, Abt Global, and their partners to develop and test a draft patient assessment instrument, the IPF patient assessment instrument. The IPF patient assessment instrument development work for Abt Global is under RTI International with the CMS contract number 75FCMC18D0012.

The “2024 Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List”, an Excel file detailing all the measures and their

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently reviewed and refreshed the MMS Hub’s CMS Goals and Priorities content.

The Maternal and Infant Health Initiative (MIHI) is launching a new webinar series focused on the challenges pregnant and postpartum people face addressing their mental health, substance use, and hypertension management. CMS invites all interested staff from state Medicaid and CHIP agencies, along with their hospital and obstetrical providers, Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans, public health agencies, and other quality improvement partners, to take part in the summer 2024 maternal health webinar series.

Battelle, a consensus-based entity, is accepting nominations through 11:59 p.m. (ET) June 21, 2024, for PQM committees supporting the Endorsement & Maintenance (E&M) and Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) processes. Individuals and organizations may nominate themselves or others using the PQM nomination form. Submit a nomination today!  

For PRMR Committees     
Battelle is accepting nominations for three PRMR committees:

A Measures Management System (MMS) resource guide, “

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the

There is still time to submit measures for the 2024 (CMS) Pre-Rulemaking cycle! CMS MERIT will close for submissions at 8:00  PM ET, May 10, 2024.

Have questions about CMS MERIT or pre-rulemaking? Check out the Quick Start Guide for Submitters or view these resources on the CMS Measures Management System (MMS) Hub:

Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy is CMS’s latest update to the 2022 National Quality Strategy, which was launched to improve the quality and safety of health care for everyone, focusing on those from underserved and under-resourced communities. In the action plan, you will learn how CMS is putting quality-focused goals into motion in four priority areas:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a Measure Information and Justification Form (MIJF) and Instructions, which combines the items from the Measure Information Form and Instructions (MIF) and the Measure Justification Information Form and Instr