Now Available: CY 2019 eCQM Resources and Information Posted to QualityNet

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to notify hospitals and vendors that, in response to provider need, CMS has developed and posted updated resources to assist with the reporting of calendar year (CY) 2019 electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and the Promoting Interoperability Programs for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals. The following self-directed tools have been updated on the QualityNet eCQM Reporting Resources page:

You may also view these documents under the Hospital IQR Program Resources and Tools page on the QualityReportingCenter.com website. We hope that you will find them useful as you outline the steps needed for the submission of eCQM data for CY 2019.

The CY 2019 reporting requirements are located on the eCQM Overview page of QualityNet. As a reminder, hospitals are required to report on at least four of the available 15 eCQMs for one self-selected quarter of CY 2019 data (Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4) by the reporting deadline of March 2, 2020*, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The successful submission of eCQMs includes any combination of Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I files of patients meeting the initial patient population of the applicable measure(s), zero denominator declarations, and/or case threshold exemptions. Zero denominators and case threshold exemptions only apply if the hospital has electronic health record (EHR) technology certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to the 2015 Edition to report the eCQMs.

Additional Resources

CY 2019 QRDA Category I Schematrons and Sample Files for Hospital Quality Reporting on the eCQI Resource Center: https://ecqi.healthit.gov/system/files/eCQM_2019SchematronSampleFileHQR.zip
QualityNet eCQM overview information: http://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetTier2&cid=1228773849716

Contacts

For questions concerning the QualityNet Secure Portal, Pre-Submission Validation Application (PSVA) tool, and file error messages, contact the QualityNet Help Desk at qnetsupport@hcqis.org or (866) 288-2912.
For questions regarding eCQM specifications, value sets, and appropriateness of mapping, contact the ONC eCQM Issue Tracker at https://oncprojectracking.healthit.gov/support/projects/CQM/summary.
For questions regarding the Hospital IQR Program, contact the Hospital Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting Outreach and Education Support Contract team at https://cms-ip.custhelp.com or (844) 472-4477.
For questions regarding the Promoting Interoperability Program contact the QualityNet Help Desk at qnetsupport@hcqis.org or (866) 288-2912.