Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
CMS Quality Measure Contractor Calls For Committee Nominees
Published on Fri May 31, 2024
Want to have a say in how quality measures are developed? Then don’t miss your chance to serve on a Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) committee. Battelle, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ certified consensus-based entity (CBE), is taking nominations through June 7 for PQM committees supporting the Endorsement & Maintenance (E&M) and Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) processes, including a committee for post-acute care. More information is under the “Join a Committee” section at https://p4qm.org/get-involved#block-webform--3.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Review Choice Demonstration:
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