Get ready for HQM 5.0! – Anticipated release date February 23 HQM – What to Expect in 2017 – MIPS and Beyond

The NextGen Health Quality Measures (HQM) development team has been working diligently to ensure that HQM 5.0 supports a number of new national quality initiatives, including MIPS reporting as well as alternative pathways available to eligible clinicians/groups. These include Advanced APMs, models supported, including CPC Plus

Eligible Clinicians will receive bonus points for reporting Quality measures and outcomes measures. Portal Downtime will be February 23 from 8:00 PM ET – 6:00 AM ET. To have programs enabled. contact your HQM Implementation Analyst.

Here is an overview of MIPS reporting requirements supported in HQM 5.0:

Report 6 Measures

  • One Outcome Measure
  • If no Outcome Measure, one High Priority Measure
  • Bonus points given for additional Outcome Measure

Report either Registry (PQRS Measures) or EHR (CQM’s), Cannot mix submission programs

HQM Supports:

  • 53 measures with EHR reporting (2014 Certified EHR)
  • 113 measures with registry reporting
  • 24 Outcome Measures
  • 16 Measure Sets
  • All 14 CPC classic and CPC+ measures
  • All 15 ACO Measures
  • 74 claims Measures (NextGen, not HQM)
  • Specialty CQMs

Please click here to read the latest white paper for detailed information on the HQM 5.0 supported measures.

 

 

 

 

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