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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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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.

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.