Here are four notes:
1. The new measures are for providers to report 2016 quality data for various CMS quality reporting programs.
2. All EH measures are episode-of-care measures, according to Health Data Management whereas only 8 the eCQMs for EP are patient-based measures.
3. “CMS will accept all versions of the CQMs through attestation, beginning with those finalized in the December 4, 2012 CMS-ONC Interim Final Rule,” says the CMS website.
4. For eReporting, a professional must use “the version of the eCQMs identified for each program year below,” and those can be found here, at CMS’ website.
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