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Apr 2026

Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar – April 23, 2026

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

Quality Data Implementation (QDI) User Group Meeting on April 15, 2026

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

In Case You Missed It!  2026 Pre‑Rulemaking Webinar Recordings Now Available

The recording of the 2026 Pre-Rulemaking Webinar - Submission Impossible? Not with CMS MERIT! - is now available on YouTube.

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Mar 2026

2026 Candidate Measure Submission Cycle Now Open

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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.

Feb 2026

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

Dec 2025

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

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

Nov 2025

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

Sep 2025

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

Aug 2025

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

Register for the Physician Cost Measures and Patient Relationship Codes (PCMP) Webinar

The Physician Cost Measures and Patient Relationship Codes (PCMP) Technical Expert Panel (TEP) is convening for a virtual meeting to discuss the development and testing

Jul 2025

Now Available: Updated eCQM Data Element Repository (DERep) for CY2026 Reporting and Performance Periods

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Data Element Repository (DERep) to provide information on

Now Available: 2026 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide (IG), Schematron, and Sample Files for Eligible Clinicians

Jun 2025

Nomination Period Open for PCMP Breast Cancer Screening Clinician Expert Workgroup

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its measure developer are seeking nominations for the Clinician Expert Workgroup that will provide input on the development of the Breast Cancer Screening episode-based cost measure for potential use in the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The nomination period opened on June 2, and interested clinicians are invited to submit nominations between now and June 23, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET, with the first workgroup meeting scheduled to occur in July 2025.

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