June 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.

  • CANCELLED - Cooking with CQL, QDM, and FHIR® Webinar – May 28, 2026

    This webinar is cancelled.

     

  • Now Available: Updated eCQM Specifications and Implementation Resources for 2027 Reporting/Performance Period

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

  • Submit Public Comments on Children, Youth, and Young Adults HCBS Measures

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Mathematica, are seeking public comment on new measures under development to measure the quality of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) for children, youth, and young adults (CYYA). CMS seeks feedback on the importance,

  • Join a Partnership for Quality Measurement Committee to Shape Health Care Quality

    Battelle is seeking individuals with health care expertise or lived experience to serve on its Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) committees supporting Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M), Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR),

  • Quality Data Implementation (QDI) User Group Meeting on May 20, 2026

    Calling EHR Vendors, Clinical Implementation Leaders & Measure Developers!

    The Quality Data Implementation (QDI) User Group reviews and discusses standards and data models used to express quality measures.

  • Now Available: The FY2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule

    On April 10, 2026, CMS released a proposed rule to update Medicare payment rates and policies for inpatient hospitals and long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027. These updates apply to Original Medicare and are part of CMS’s annual legal requirement to review and revise hospital payment systems.

  • MADiE 3.0.1 Release

    On April 14, 2026, CMS released MADiE version 3.0.1. This update includes improvements to test case management for QI-Core measures, enhanced administrator functionality, and an upgraded

  • Reminder: CMS MERIT Closes for Measure Submissions on May 7

    There is still time to submit measures for the 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Pre-Rulemaking cycle! CMS MERIT will close for submissions at 8 p.m. (ET) May 7, 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.