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|
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|
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||
<span>Respecifying Registry Measures to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs)</span>
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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<span>Code Systems, Vocabularies, and Terminologies</span>
|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
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|
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|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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<span>Testing Respecified Measures</span>
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
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|
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<div property="schema:text" class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>An environmental scan is the process of systematically reviewing and interpreting data to identify issues and opportunities that will influence prioritization of current or future plans.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">environmental scan</abbr> is essential in building the case for a <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act defined a <span class="glossify-exclude">quality measure</span> as “a standard for measuring the performance and improvement of population health or of health plans, providers of services, and other clinicians in the delivery of health care services.” (<a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/pdf/PLAW-111publ148.pdf">Pub. L. 111-148, 931</a>)</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">quality measure</abbr>. A broad-based environmental scan should include a strong review of literature, regulatory environment, economic environment, and interested party needs and capabilities. Performing a comprehensive environmental scan will improve the likelihood of project success. </p><p>Among the many important areas to scan, measure developers must consider the six domains of quality, outlined in <a href="https://doi.org/10.17226/10027"><em>Crossing the Quality Chasm </em>(2001)</a>, which include safety, timeliness, efficiency, effectiveness, equitability, and patient centeredness. Also refer to the <a href="https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/CMS-Quality-Strategy#:~:text=CMS&apos;s%20new%20comprehensive%20initiative%20%E2%80%9CMeaningful,burden%20on%20clinicians%20and%20providers.">Meaningful Measures Initiative</a>, which identifies the priorities for quality measurement and improvement. </p><p>Click to expand the (static) image.</p><figure role="group" class="align-center">
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<p>The resulting report of the environmental scan will reflect the example data sources depicted in the graphic:</p><ul><li>Identification of related or <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Competing measures</span> address the same topic and the same population. Use this term when considering harmonization. See also Related Measures.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">competing measures</abbr>, including opportunities for consolidation, <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Harmonization</span> is the standardization of specifications for related measures with the same measure focus (e.g., influenza immunization of patients in hospitals or nursing homes); related measures for the same target population (e.g., eye exam and Hemoglobin A1c for patients with diabetes); or definitions applicable to many measures (e.g., age designation for children) so they are uniform or compatible, unless the measure developer can justify differences (i.e., dictated by the evidence). The dimensions of <span class="glossify-exclude">harmonization</span> can include numerator, denominator, exclusion, calculation, and data source, and collection instructions. The extent of <span class="glossify-exclude">harmonization</span> depends on the relationship of the measures, the evidence for the specific measure focus, and differences in data sources. Value sets used in measures (especially eCQMs) should be harmonized when the intended meaning is the same. <span class="glossify-exclude">Harmonization</span> of logic in eCQMs is beneficial when the data source in the EHR is the same.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">harmonization</abbr>, and <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>Alignment, with respect to quality measures, is encouraging the use of similar, standardized quality measures across and within public and private sector efforts. Achievement of alignment is when a set of measures works well across care settings or programs to produce meaningful information without creating extra work for measured entities. Alignment includes using the same quality measures in multiple programs when possible. It can also come from consistently measuring important topics across care settings.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">alignment</abbr></li><li>Listing of clinical guidelines pertinent to the clinical domain or topic</li><li>Review of studies that document the success of measures in the same or similar health care setting or domain</li><li>Discussion of scientific evidence supporting clinical solutions that might serve as a basis for the measure</li><li>A review and evaluation of peer-reviewed and <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>Grey literature is unpublished or not commercially indexed material that can include any documentary materials issued by government, academia, business, and industry such as technical reports, working papers, and conference proceedings. For example, contributors to the New York Academy of Medicine Grey Literature website include the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The Joint Commission, National Academy of Sciences, RAND, and RTI International.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">grey literature</abbr></li><li>An assessment of <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>Clinical practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to support practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">clinical practice guidelines</abbr>, legislation and regulations, and their implications on measurement</li><li>The study of clinical decision support artifacts</li><li>A list of existing related and competing measures</li><li>A review of empirical data</li><li>Discussion of expert input (including input from the <a href="/node/24">technical expert panel</a> and other experts)</li><li>A summary of <a href="/node/30">stakeholder input</a>—inclusive of all relevant stakeholders, including patients and caregivers</li></ul><dl class="ckeditor-accordion"><dt>Tools & Resources for Environmental Scanning</dt><dd><p><a href="/sites/default/files/Environmental-Scans.pdf" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a31d7165-cb57-49df-995d-029289c84c1f" data-entity-substitution="media" title="Environmental-Scans.pdf"><em>Environmental Scans for Quality Measurement</em> supplemental material</a> </p><p>Find information on existing measures using tools and resources such as </p><ul><li><a href="https://cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/EnvironmentalScan">Environmental Scan Support Tool</a>, a tool within the <a href="https://cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureInventory">CMS Measures Inventory Tool (CMIT)</a></li><li><abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>A de novo measure is a new measure that is not based on an existing measure.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">De Novo Measure</abbr> Scan, a tool within the controlled-access version of <a href="https://cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/login">CMIT</a></li><li><abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to contract with a consensus-based entity (CBE) regarding performance measurement. The CMS CBE endorses quality measures through a transparent, consensus-based process incorporating feedback from diverse groups of interested parties to foster health care quality improvement.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">CMS consensus-based entity</abbr> (CBE) <a href="https://p4qm.org/measures">Submission Tool and Repository (STAR)</a></li><li><abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>A QCDR is an entity with clinical expertise in medicine and in quality measurement development that collects medical or clinical data on behalf of a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinician for the purpose of patient and disease tracking to foster improvement in the quality of care provided to patients.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">Qualified Clinical Data Registry</abbr> (QCDR) lists of measures. To review QCDR measures, go to the <a href="https://qpp.cms.gov/mips/quality-requirements">Traditional MIPS Overview</a> website</li><li>Conduct interviews with experts</li><li>Post a <a href="/node/26">Call for Measures</a> to identify measures currently in use or under development</li></ul><p>Analyze resources to identify any measures in current use that might be applicable for a new measure’s specific focus. Resources may include </p><ul><li>Employer, commercial, or managed care plans</li><li><a href="https://p4qm.org/CQMC">Core Quality Measure Collaborative</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.medpac.gov/">Medicare Payment Advisory Commission</a> </li><li><a href="https://p4qm.org/">CMS CBE Partnership for Quality Measurement </a></li><li><a href="https://nam.edu/">National Academy of Medicine</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.ihi.org/">Institute for Healthcare Improvement</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.va.gov/health/">Veterans Health Administration</a></li><li><a href="https://www.health.mil/About-MHS/OASDHA/Defense-Health-Agency">Defense Health Agency</a> (e.g., TRICARE)</li></ul></dd></dl></div>
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