ASC CMS Quality Measure Reporting: Why, What, When, Where & How The following article was written by Ann O’Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health. By now, ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that it has posted both the MDS 3.0 QM User’s Manual V13.0 and Quality Measure Reporting Module Table V1.8.

CMS is considering a proposed quality measure that would require “appropriate monitoring of patients receiving [patient-controlled analgesia].” This measure seeks to address the high number of ...

Health systems strapped for resources worry that reporting on new quality measures and transitioning to interoperability as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule will be ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday issued a reminder to providers that it plans to implement the quality measure rating threshold changes with the April 2022 refresh.

The CMS is working on a new online resource that will make it easier for providers to figure out which quality measures are under development.

CMS released its first home- and community-based services quality measure set July 21 to promote consistent quality measurement within and across such programs.

The watchdog agency issued a blunt report concluding CMS is not properly accounting for spending in its quality measurement initiatives and not managing the programs in a way that serves its ...

The 80-page Quality Measure Development Plan is an essential aspect of this transition, said Kate Goodrich, director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality for CMS. It provides the foundation for ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' draft quality measure development plan, required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, relies heavily on the use of electronic health ...

The CMS won't use performance on a smoking cessation measure it significantly changed as part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for 2018 after strong opposition from accountable care ...

CMS has followed up with a final version of its draft Quality Measure Development Plan, which was released in December 2015. The plan provides a framework for the development of quality measures ...