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50 Quality Reporting Resources for 2019

Written by Erin Heilman | Jul 05, 2019

 

Happy 4th of July everyone! We hope you had a great day full of hot dogs and hamburgers, apple pie and ice cream and fireworks, friends and family.

In honor of Independence Day, we’ve gathered a list of 50 resources for your quality reporting needs.

Quality reporting success coming right up.

CMS IQR Program

1. DOWNLOAD:  2019 Quality Reporting Bundle

This bundle includes reporting requirements, measure lists and 
deadlines for the 2019 CMS IQR and TJC ORYX® accreditation programs.

2. VIDEO:  2019 eCQM Requirements for the CMS IQR Program

3. eBOOK: 2019 Hospital IQR Program Requirements

4. GUIDE: IQR Program Measure Removal Guide

The measures being removed from the IQR program from 2019 – 2021.

5. DOWNLOAD: 2019 Hospital IQR Deadlines Calendar

CMS gives you a lot of deadlines to remember for the IQR program. One thing they don't give you is a calendar to keep it all straight! Download our free 2019 Hospital IQR Program Deadlines Calendar, that highlights all of the important deadlines coming up.

6. ARTICLE: IQR Measure Removal: How Will It Affect Your 2019 Reporting Process?

7. CMS PDF:  2019 Hospital IQR Program Dates and Deadlines

8. CMS PDF:  Hospital IQR Program Reporting Quarters for 2019

9. CMS PDF: Understanding Calendar Years vs Fiscal Years

10. QUIZ: 2019 IQR 101 Quiz

11. CMS PDF: Phone & Email for Inpatient/Outpatient Programs

A list of phone numbers and email addresses related to all Inpatient/Outpatient Quality programs.

12. CMS PDF: 2019 Implementation Guide for QRDA I (Quality Reporting Document Architecture) Files

 

The Joint Commission ORYX® Initiative for 
Quality improvement Program

13. ARTICLE:  2019 eCQM Requirements for The Joint Commission ORYX® Initiative for Quality Improvement

14. VIDEO: 2019 eCQM Requirements for The Joint Commission

15. TJC PDF: 2019 TJC ORYX® Performance Measure Reporting Requirements

16. TJC PDF: 2019 TJC ORYX® Reporting Program Measure List

17. TJC PDF: FAQs about 2019 ORYX® Performance Measure Reporting Requirements

18. TJC PDF: ORYX® Vendor Lists

a. eCQMs
b. Chart-Abstracted


 

CMS Quality Payment Program MIPS

19. ARTICLE: 2019 MIPS Requirements

20. ARTICLE: MIPS eCQMS vs. Registry Measures: What’s the difference?

21. eBOOK: A Beginners Guide to MIPS Year 3

22. DECISION TREE: Am I Eligible For MIPS?

23. GUIDE:  Participation Overview for the Quality Payment Program 2019

24. ARTICLE:  Best Practices for MIPS Year 3

25. QUIZ: 2019 MIPS Mind Game 

 

General Quality Reporting Resources

26. ARTICLE: What is the Hybrid Readmission Measure?

27. ARTICLE: Understanding How the Hybrid Readmission Measure Works

28. VIDEO: CMS Hybrid Measure Tutorial

29. ARTICLE:  The History of Quality Reporting

30. DOWNLOAD: Quality Acronym Reference Guide

31. ARTICLE: 9 Highlights from the 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule

32. DOWNLOAD: Readmissions Prevention Checklist

This checklist will help your hospital get started on a plan to intervene with your high-risk inpatients.

 

33. INFOGRAPHIC: 3 Simplified Hospital Case Costing Methods

34. DOWNLOAD: Data Quality Checklist & Monitoring Plan

This Data Quality Checklist can help you determine if your organization’s data sufficiently fulfills each dimension: completeness, correctness, timeliness, format validity, uniqueness and acceptability.

35. ARTICLE: The History of Sepsis: I Rot

36. ARTICLE: What is CQL? And Questions to Ask Your Vendor

 

Webpages You Should Bookmark

37. WEBPAGE: QualityNet Hospital IQR Program Overview
38. WEBPAGE: Quality Reporting Center Resources & Tools List

39. WEBPAGE: Value Set Authority Center (VSAC)

Here you’ll find the value sets for eCQMs. Note that you must have a login to access this site.

40. WEBPAGE: US Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)

41. WEBPAGE: ONC JIRA eCQM Issue Tracker

Here you can submit and track eCQM problems and resolutions.

42. WEBPAGE: eCQI Resource Center

eCQM educational materials, measure specifications, an events calendar and links to tools and resources provided by CMS and ONC.

43. CMS WEBPAGE: QPP Participation Status Tool

Find out if you’re eligible to report to MIPS using this Eligibility assessment tool.

44. WEBPAGE: Quality Payment Resource Library

Check out this page for information on 2019 MIPS measures, category specifications, qualified registries and more. 

45. WEBPAGE:  MIPS overview

46. WEBPAGE:  Quality Measures Requirements

47. WEBPAGE: Promoting Interoperability (Advancing Care) Requirements 

48. WEBPAGE: Improvement Activities Requirements

49. WEBPAGE: Cost Measures Requirements

 

50: WEBPAGE: APMs Overview

That’s a wrap, folks. Do you feel like a quality reporting pro yet?

We hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. Happy Fourth of July!