{"id":1736,"date":"2017-03-05T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2017-03-29T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T14:28:08","slug":"cpc-choose-track-ecqms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/cpc-choose-track-ecqms\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC+: How to choose and track eCQMs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to choose and track eCQMs<\/h1>\n

March 5, 2017<\/h5>\n
Written by Kristen Schuster, Practice Facilitator<\/h6>\n

For the CPC+ program, CMS will only take CQM data that is produced out of your EHR. That is what the \u201ce\u201d on eCQMs stands for. This means your CQMs must be set up and tracked in your EHR. You will NOT be able to use data that is manually chart abstracted or submitted through a registry, as you could in PQRS or can in MIPS.<\/p>\n

First off, let\u2019s discuss a little more about what eCQMs are before we dive in to the CPC+ requirements. Some of you may be familiar with them from other CMS quality reporting programs.<\/p>\n

What are they?<\/strong> Electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) use data from an EHR to measure health care quality. They focus on processes, outcomes, observations, and treatments.<\/p>\n

Why are they used?<\/strong> eCQMs are used to reimburse providers based on quality. More importantly, to have the EHR do the work instead of manually auditing charts. Time saver!<\/p>\n

CPC+ eCQM Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n