The following is email communication from CMS.
Overview of 2014 CQM Requirements
Eligible professionals attesting to 2014 CQMs are required to report 9 from a list of 64 approved CQMs for the EHR Incentive Programs. The CQMs reported must cover at least 3 of the 6 available National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains, which represent the Department of Health and Human Services’ NQS priorities for healthcare quality improvement.
Unlike 2013, 2014 CQM reporting does not require the submission of a core set of CQMs. CMS has instead identified two recommended core sets of CQMs—one for adult populations and one for pediatric populations—that focus on high-priority health conditions and best-practices for care delivery.
Reporting 2014 CQMs
Medicare eligible professionals have several options for submitting their 2014 CQMs. In addition to attesting through the CMS Registration and Attestation System, they can electronically report their data.
Even if eligible professionals are not participating in the 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program, they can electronically submit their 2014 electronic CQMs (eCQMs) in the QRDA III format using the QualityNet Portal.
Eligible professionals who would like to submit their 90 days (first year of participation) or one quarter (second year and beyond) of 2014 eCQM data through the Portal must use the most recent version of the 2014 eCQMs (June 2013) except for measure CMS140 (the December 2012 version, or CMS140v2, must be used to report this measure).
2014 Electronic CQM Reporting Resources
CMS has several resources for electronically submitting 2014 CQMs through the QualityNet Portal:
- 2014 CQM Electronic Reporting Guide
- QualityNet Portal User Guide
- 2014 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guides for Eligible Professionals Clinical Quality Measures [ZIP]
- eCQM Library
2014 QRDA III SEVT Testing Now Available
The Submission Engine Validation Tool (SEVT) for 2014 QRDA III submission is now available on the QualityNet Portal. CMS recommends QRDA submitters and certified EHR technology vendors use this tool for 2014 submission testing.