Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Outreach and Education March 27, 2019 Webinar: CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2019 Hospital Quality Reporting

This Outreach and Education webinar for participants in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Promoting Interoperability Programs is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

The webinar, titled CMS QRDA Category I Implementation Guide Changes for CY 2019 Hospital Quality Reporting, will be presented by Yan Heras, PhD, Principal Informaticist, Enterprise Science and Computing (ESAC), Inc. and Artrina Sturges, EdD, Alignment of Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) Lead, Hospital Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting Outreach and Education Support Contractor.

This presentation will provide an overview of the changes to the 2019 CMS Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I Implementation Guide (IG) for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR), including changes made from Calendar Year (CY) 2018 to CY 2019. It will also provide a high-level overview of updates to the Health Level Seven International (HL7) base standard QRDA Category I IG and a review of available resources.

The webinar slides will be available for download from www.QualityReportingCenter.com under Upcoming Events the day before the presentation.

The webinar will be presented on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET.

You may register for the webinar at the following link: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/7lvbqst07ydu&eom.

Please do not respond directly to this email. For further assistance regarding the information contained in this message, please contact the Hospital Inpatient VIQR Outreach and Education Support Contract Team at https://cms-ip.custhelp.com or (844) 472-4477.