Obesity is a major and growing public health concern, affecting more than two in five U.S. adults. Addressing this chronic disease requires coordinated efforts from healthcare professionals and policymakers; quality measurement plays a vital role in those efforts.

Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for "Measuring What Matters: Improving Obesity Management and Outcomes," an informative webinar about how quality measurement can drive improvements in obesity management and patient outcomes. 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are seeking nominations for a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) that will provide input to re-specify the Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rate measure (OP-39) that is currently in use in the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (HOQR) program.

The nomination period opened today and interested parties are invited to submit nominations between now and June 10, 2025.

Battelle is accepting nominations for the Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) and Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) committees until 11:59 PM (ET) on May 15, 2025. Use the Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) nomination form to nominate yourself or others to one or more committees. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to health care quality! 

Why Join a Committee? 
Participating in a committee offers you the opportunity to: 

CMS MERIT is now open for 2025 quality and efficiency candidate measure submissions!

Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the CMS pre-rulemaking process for the selection of measures for adoption in select CMS Medicare quality programs. The pre-rulemaking process helps to support CMS’s goals to fill critical gaps in quality measurement and consider multi-interested party input on measure selection.

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. This section provides an overview of CMS quality measurement strategies, measure development principles, and guidance on current value-based programs and health equity initiatives.

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, “Quality Measures: How They Are Developed, Used, & Maintained,” has been updated and is now available on the CMS MMS Hub.

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