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<span>Justify the Creation of New Measures</span>
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-conceptualization/business-case/outcomes">
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<span>Documenting Outcomes, Benefits, & Costs</span>
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/specifications-measure-category">
|
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<span>Specifications by Measure Category</span>
|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/define-data-sources">
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<span>Define Data Sources</span>
|
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|
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|
||
|
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|
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|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/develop-specification/target-initial-population">
|
||
<span>Define the Target/Initial Population</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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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/develop-specification/denominator">
|
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<span>Define the Denominator</span>
|
||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/develop-specification/numerator">
|
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<span>Define the Numerator and Exclusions</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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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/develop-specification/stratification">
|
||
<span>Define Stratification Scheme</span>
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
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|
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|
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||
|
||
|
||
|
||
<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/develop-specification/respecifying-registry-measures">
|
||
<span>Respecifying Registry Measures to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs)</span>
|
||
</a>
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
|
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|
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|
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|
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<span>Specify the Code</span>
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||
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|
||
|
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|
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<span>Overview</span>
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
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|
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|
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|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/specify-code/code-systems-vocabularies-terminologies">
|
||
<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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|
||
|
||
<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/specify-code/encode-clinical-information">
|
||
<span>Encoding Clinical Information</span>
|
||
</a>
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
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|
||
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|
||
|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/specify-code/data-standards">
|
||
<span>Data Standards</span>
|
||
</a>
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
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<span>Construct Data Protocol</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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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/data-protocol/key-terms">
|
||
<span>Define Key Terms, Data Elements, Codes, and Code Systems</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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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/data-protocol/level-measurement-analysis">
|
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<span>Describe Level of Measurement & Sampling</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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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-specification/data-protocol/risk-adjustment">
|
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<span>Determine Risk Adjustment</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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<span>Describe Scoring & Calculation Algorithm</span>
|
||
</a>
|
||
|
||
|
||
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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>Document the Measures</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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<span>Measure Harmonization and Alignment</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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<span>Develop The Testing Work Plan</span>
|
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|
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|
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<span>Perform Sampling</span>
|
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|
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|
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<span>Implement, Analyze, Refine & Retest</span>
|
||
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|
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|
||
|
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<a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-testing/process/summary">
|
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<span>Measure Testing Summary</span>
|
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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>
|
||
</a>
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
</ul>
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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>Overview</span>
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|
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|
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<span>Importance</span>
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<span>Scientific Acceptability</span>
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<span>Feasibility</span>
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<span>Usability & Use</span>
|
||
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<div property="schema:text" class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Measure evaluation continues even after the measure is <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>To meet these selection criteria, the measure developer must complete&nbsp; testing of the measure. This means the measure developer has completed&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Person/encounter-level (data element-level) reliability and validity testing, when appropriate,&nbsp;for each&nbsp;critical data element&nbsp;and the measure&nbsp;specifications&nbsp;do not need changes based on the results.&nbsp;Testing may be empiric or reference external or previous testing (e.g., established data element library such as the CMS&nbsp;<a href="https://del.cms.gov/DELWeb/pubHome">Data Element Library&nbsp;(DEL)</a> or <a href="https://ecqi.healthit.gov/mc-workspace-2/data-element-repository">Data Element Repository (DERep)</a> or literature).</li></ul><p>AND</p><ul><li>Accountable entity-level (measure score-level) reliability and validity testing, when appropriate, and specifications do not need changes based on the results. Measure developers are encouraged to report accountable entity-level reliability results by decile (rather than just the median) to detect differences in reliability across the target population size distribution.</li><li>Completion of face&nbsp;<a href="https://mmshub.cms.gov/measure-lifecycle/measure-testing/evaluation-criteria/scientific-acceptability/validity">validity testing</a>&nbsp;as the sole type of&nbsp;validity&nbsp;testing does not meet the criteria for completion of testing for a fully developed measure. However,&nbsp;face validity&nbsp;is acceptable for new measures (i.e., those not currently in use in CMS programs and undergoing substantive changes) that are not electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)&nbsp;.&nbsp;Instead of Likert-scale type assessments of face validity, measure developers are encouraged to develop a logic model consisting of inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes to describe the associations between the health care structures and processes and the desired health outcome(s). The logic model should indicate the structure(s), process(es), and/or outcome(s) included in the measure. A detailed logic model will help the measure developer identify appropriate constructs for future empiric validity testing.</li></ul><p>AND</p><p>For measures based on survey data or patient-reported assessment tools, including&nbsp;patient-reported outcome-based performance measures&nbsp;(PRO-PMs), the measure developer has tested reliability and validity of the survey or tool and the survey or tool does not need changes based on the results. For measures based on assessment tools, the measure developer must have completed reliability and validity testing for each critical data element and complete testing of the assessment tool itself with no changes to the tool needed based on the results.</p>" class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">fully developed</abbr>. See the <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Measure maintenance</span> is the periodic and consistent reviewing, evaluating, and updating of performance measures to ensure continued reliability, validity, feasibility, importance, usability, and currency with science. It also involves comparison to similar measures for potential harmonization.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">Measure Maintenance</abbr> Reviews page for more information. The measure must be continuously reevaluated during maintenance, with measure documents updated regularly. Although evaluation details may differ for specific reevaluations, the general principles are the same.</p><p>The measure developer, <a href="/get-involved/technical-expert-panel/overview" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8c52c127-6ee3-4fde-b902-a6340a57c859" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Technical Expert Panels">technical expert panel</a> members, and other interested parties involved in measure maintenance, work toward ensuring impactful measures to drive health care quality improvement and inform individual choice. During measure maintenance, the measure developer must continue to evaluate the measure and provide strong evidence they conduct measure production in a rigorous manner, and the measure continues to add value to quality reporting programs.</p><h3><strong>Apply Measure Evaluation Criteria</strong></h3><p>Each measure should undergo annual updates and a rigorous, comprehensive reevaluation every 3 years to assess its continued value, based on the most current set of <a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-testing/evaluation-criteria/overview" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4d5fc287-2069-4b3e-8477-16f3213d7e50" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Measure Evaluation Criteria">measure evaluation criteria</a>.</p><p>Evaluation during maintenance should also document how the measure is performing compared to the projected trajectory in the <a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-conceptualization/business-case/overview" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="81e28188-1d8c-46a4-8e00-0008136f747d" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Business Case Development">business case</a>. Throughout the measure evaluation process, the measure developer updates the <a href="/sites/default/files/Blueprint-Measure-Information-and-Justification-Form-and-Instructions.docx" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="817e6a20-89c9-4fc1-82d3-f26976747c97" data-entity-substitution="media" title="Blueprint-Measure-Information-and-Justification-Form-and-Instructions.docx">justification</a> for the measure and any changes to the technical <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Specifications</span> are measure instructions addressing data elements, data sources, point of data collection, timing and frequency of data collection and reporting, specific instruments used (if appropriate), and implementation strategies.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">specifications</abbr> to demonstrate</p><ul><li>Aspects of care included in the specifications continue to be highly important to measure and report, supply meaningful information to persons and <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Measured entities</span> are the front-line clinicians and their organizations, including health information technology, collecting quality measurement data. <span class="glossify-exclude">Measured entities</span> are the implementers of quality measures. The effect of quality measure data collection on clinician workflow can be negative. There may be effects on their payments, positive and negative, with respect to reporting and actual performance on quality measures. Because of these potential effects, <span class="glossify-exclude">measured entities</span> should be involved in all aspects of the Measure Lifecycle.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">measured entities</abbr>, and drive significant improvements in health care quality and health outcomes.</li><li>The measurement results continue to drive significant year-over-year improvements in health care quality and health outcomes where there is variation in and/or overall, less-than-optimal performance.</li><li><abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>A data element is a basic unit of information with a unique meaning and subcategories (data items) of distinct value. National Institute of Standards and Technology. (n.d.). <em>Data element</em>. Computer Security Resource Center. Retrieved November 1, 2023, from&nbsp;<a href="https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/data_element">https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/data_element</a></p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">Data elements</abbr>, codes, and parameters included in the specifications are the best ones to use to quantify the specific measure, and data collection imposes only a modest, proportionate burden on resources, i.e., <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Feasibility criteria</span> is the extent to which the specifications, including measure logic, require data that are readily available or easily captured without undue burden and implemented for performance measurement.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">feasibility</abbr>.</li><li>Calculations included in the specifications represent a clear and accurate reflection of the variation in the health outcome of interest, or the quality or efficiency of the care delivered.</li><li>The measure continues to be either unique for its topic or it is the “best in class” when compared with <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>.</li><li>The measure is comparable with other measures in its clinical significance or difficulty.</li></ul><p>With respect to <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p><span class="glossify-exclude">Usability and Use</span>&nbsp;is the extent to which interested parties (e.g., individuals, purchasers, measured entities, and policymakers) are using or could use performance results for accountability and/or performance improvement to achieve the goal of high-quality, efficient health care for individuals or populations.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">usability and use</abbr>, the measure developer should assess implementation challenges and obtain feedback from measure users. The measure developer or <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>A measure steward is an individual or organization that owns a measure and is responsible for maintaining the measure. Measure stewards are often the same as measure developers, but not always. Measure stewards are also the ongoing point of contact for people interested in a given measure.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">measure steward</abbr> determines whether performance results are transparent (e.g., publicly reported), and used for accountability (e.g., pay-for-performance).</p><h3><strong>Document Result of Evaluation</strong></h3><p>The measure developer should review the Measure Evaluation <abbr tabindex="0" title="<p>A criterion is an accepted standard, principle, or rule used to make a decision or to inform an evaluator’s judgment.</p> " class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">Criteria</abbr> for details regarding applying testing to the <a href="/measure-lifecycle/measure-testing/evaluation-criteria/overview" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4d5fc287-2069-4b3e-8477-16f3213d7e50" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Measure Evaluation Criteria">measure evaluation criteria</a>. If the measure is <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)-endorsed or in the process of obtaining endorsement, the measure developer should also review the <a href="https://p4qm.org/EM">CMS CBE Endorsement & Maintenance Guidebook</a>. </p><h3><strong>Examples of endorsement evaluations </strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://p4qm.org/measures/4220">Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates</a></li><li><a href="https://p4qm.org/measures/0661">Head CT or MRI Scan Results for Acute Ischemic Stroke or Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients who Received Head CT or MRI Scan Interpretation within 45 minutes of ED Arrival</a></li><li><a href="https://p4qm.org/measures/4045">Waveform Capnography in Ventilated Patients: Percent of patient transport contacts with advanced airways in whom continuous waveform capnography was used.</a></li></ul><h3><strong>More Information for CMS Measure Developers</strong></h3><p>Please note, the MMS Hub and Blueprint content is not CMS-specific, and the guidance is not prescriptive. CMS measure developers can find more information about measure maintenance reviews in the Blueprint Contractual Guidance and Considerations found on the <a href="https://cmsbox.box.com/s/77w8dlvl41nhfp40vze3gzh7bp28i1eo">Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) Library</a>. The MIDS library is a protected website restricted to CMS and CMS MIDS contractors. MIDS developers should email <a href="mailto:MMSsupport@battelle.org">MMSsupport@battelle.org</a> to request access to the MIDS Library. Once eligibility is confirmed, the MIDS developer will receive an email with instructions on accessing the site. </p></div>
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