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Each electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) is composed of data elements in the EHR or health IT system that are evaluated according to the measure specifications.
It is important to identify what data elements need to be transitioned to any new EHR for clinical quality measure continuity and accuracy. This resource identifies clinical data elements in eCQMs that should be considered when transitioning EHRs. These data elements are used in reporting or calculating eCQMs, so their availability or lack thereof in any new EHR system will impact reporting accuracy.

This video was created to assist health centers in accessing the codes for value sets associated with electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) reported as part of UDS. Health centers can download the needed codes from the Value Set Authority Center.

The Performance Measure Data Definition Worksheet can be used during the Quality Improvement (QI) process to assess the alignment of your health center’s workflows and documentation and your EHR vendor’s reporting logic processes.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) EHR Certification criteria requires EHR vendors to use eCQM (electronic Clinical Quality Measure) specifications to define measures. Therefore, reported data for a measure should be consistent regardless of EHR vendor. In practice, however, it is important to confirm that your EHR vendor’s reporting logic is consistent with your health center’s definition and workflows, and vice versa, as outlined in this worksheet.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a Web conference Thursday, June 30 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET, to discuss the use of health IT to better support the quality of health care delivered to children. This Web conference will include discussions of pediatric-specific electronic health record (EHR) functionality and the use of a pediatric registry for reporting quality measures data.

The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations is hosting a two-part webinar.  Part 1 is ideal for those beginning to assess their health center’s ability to incorporate enabling services within NextGen Electronic Health Records. The webinar will cover the NextGen utilities necessary to import and access enabling services templates and will show a preview of the open source NextGen Enabling Services (ES) template and examples of ES reports.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) are working to improve the health of our nation by transforming care from a volume-based, provider-centered system to a patient-centered, learning health system. The eCQI Resource Center is a joint effort to bring together stakeholders from across the eCQI community and provide a centralized location for news, information, tools and standards related to eCQI and electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).