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*TS: Update on e-Measures: Joint Commission Launches Pioneers in Quality Program Benchmark (PDF) [REF: IM, PI] The Source, May 2016, Vol 14, #1, Pg 8 JCs1601_B7 It has been two years since TJC published a formal update on e-measures also known as Electronically Specified Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs). In that 2014 article entitled Benchmark – Moving Ahead: An Update on E-Measures (The Source, May 2014, Vol 12, #5, Pg 16 ) we learned of movement by CMS and TJC to convert paper measures (including ORYX data) to e-measures. E-Pilots and optional reporting had already begun. This article reviews the history of progress in this area and makes two significant announcements. The first is that in 2016, CMS will begin to require eCQM reporting by hospitals. Secondly, TJC has launched (x 2/16/16) the Pioneers in Quality program to provide an educational and support network for hospital efforts to meet the new eCQM requirements. The program will include a comprehensive resource portal, an eCQM advisory panel/speakers bureau, a recognition program and increased scope of its Core Measure Solutions Exchange. Although still not inclusive of psychiatric hospital measures, that is likely just a matter of time. |
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Currently none of the Joint Commission required ORYX performance measures for psychiatric facilities are e-specified– all are chart-abstracted measures. However, facilities should be aware that some measures required by the CMS Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program (IPFQR) are currently being redesigned to be e-specified. The implication is that some definitions for measures in the IPFQR are being revised to become compatible with standardized electronic language and coding. Quality managers should pay close attention to these modifications since they impact data abstraction procedures for currently required measures (e.g., TOB).
NRI monitors both the Joint Commission and CMS performance measurement environments to stay attuned to the most current and future requirements. We have noticed the momentum toward e-measures increasing, and it’s likely that psychiatric facilities will have the option of reporting e-measures in the not so distant future. Now, there are several limits to the utility of e-measures, but that’s a topic for another time.