CMS Updates Clinical Quality Measures for Stage 2 of EHR Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published updated hospital clinical quality measures for Stage 2 of the electronic health records meaningful use program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published updated hospital clinical quality measures for Stage 2 of the electronic health records meaningful use program.
CMS will accept all versions of the CQMs for meaningful use beginning with those finalized in an interim final rule issued on Dec. 4, 2012. But in a notice, the agency encourages use of updated electronic specifications as they include new codes, logic corrections and clarifications. Also available with the updated measures are corresponding specifications for electronic reporting and access to related data elements and value sets.
More information on 2014 specifications is here with a new CQM Library here. Information on the Cypress tool to test an EHR’s capability to accurately capture, calculate and report CQMs is here. Information on the 2014 Edition Test Method for certifying EHRs and EHR modules is here.
CMS will accept all versions of the CQMs for meaningful use beginning with those finalized in an interim final rule issued on Dec. 4, 2012. But in a notice, the agency encourages use of updated electronic specifications as they include new codes, logic corrections and clarifications. Also available with the updated measures are corresponding specifications for electronic reporting and access to related data elements and value sets.
More information on 2014 specifications is here with a new CQM Library here. Information on the Cypress tool to test an EHR’s capability to accurately capture, calculate and report CQMs is here. Information on the 2014 Edition Test Method for certifying EHRs and EHR modules is here.
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