Now Available: New eCQM Resources, eCQM Strategy Project Outcomes Report, and CMS Measure Collaboration Workspace Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) educational resources on the eCQI Resource Center, a summary of the eCQM Strategy project, and enhancements to the Measure Collaboration (MC) Workspace.

New eCQM Resources:

New eCQM resources for your use are posted on the eCQM Education page and include:

eCQM Basics, a one-page introductory document on eCQMs;
eCQM Communications, a one-page document that lists helpdesks, websites, listservs, and other resources for stakeholders to reference and/or follow for eCQM related communications; and
MC Workspace webinar series recordings:
- Session One: eCQI Resource Center, Hybrid Measure, MC Workspace, and the CMS Measures Inventory Tool
- Session Two: eCQM Flows and Clinical Flow Prototype
- Session Three: eCQM Data Element Repository

eCQM Strategy Project Outcomes Report:

The eCQM Strategy Project Outcomes Report provides a brief overview of activities to support CMS’s strategic goal of putting people first by improving customer service and the development and reporting of eCQMs used in CMS quality and value-based purchasing programs.

MC Workspace Enhancements:

The MC Workspace brings together a set of interconnected resources, tools, and processes to promote clarity, transparency, and better interaction across stakeholder communities that develop, implement, and report eCQMs. The MC Workspace enhancements include:

A simplified process for submitting eCQM Concept ideas to CMS for review
An interactive MC Workspace graphic to easily access the desired module
Updated eCQM Data Element Repository for the 2021 quality reporting/performance period

CMS encourages users to explore the eCQI Resource Center and the MC Workspace and provide feedback at ecqi-resource-center@hhs.gov.