Battelle Shapes Critical Quality Measurement Processes with Recently Released Guidebooks
August 06 2024 - 10:52AM
Business Wire
Today, Battelle released two updated guidebooks outlining
processes for statutorily mandated quality measure reviews. These
processes are informed by expert input and public feedback to
ensure rigor, transparency, and inclusivity in the reviews of
clinical quality and cost measures.
Funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS), Battelle’s Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM)
convenes diverse individuals—including patients, clinicians,
specialty society representatives, and health care experts—to
collaborate on the review and recommendation of health care quality
measures.
“We are excited to unveil the updated guidebooks that are
designed to transform the way we review, evaluate, and recommend
clinical quality measures,” said Dr. Nicole Brennan, PQM’s
Executive Director and Director of Health Care Quality Improvement
for Battelle. “These guidebooks are crafted to reduce the burden
across the healthcare system by making measure reviews faster, more
transparent, and more inclusive of diverse perspectives. Our
commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare is reflected
in these updates, ensuring that our recommendations are not only
scientifically sound but also practical and responsive to the needs
of healthcare providers and patients," she said.
The two updated guidebooks focus on Endorsement and Maintenance
of clinical quality measures, and the processes CMS uses to get
recommendations on measures they are considering adding and
removing from quality payment programs.
PQM guidebooks are updated annually following a public comment
period to ensure a transparent and inclusive review.
The guidebooks can be accessed here: PRMR/MSR Guidebook, E&M
Guidebook
About Battelle
Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology
to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and
national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research
and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers
critical services for government and commercial customers.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929,
Battelle serves the national security, health and life sciences,
and energy and environmental industries. For more information,
visit www.battelle.org.
About the Partnership for Quality Measurement
Battelle is a CMS-certified CBE that seeks to advance U.S.
health care quality by bringing together interested parties to
conduct statutorily required and enabled processes. Battelle formed
the Partnership for Quality Measurement to convene members to
perform these activities, which are organized into three tasks:
Endorsement and Maintenance, Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review, and
Measure Set Review. For more information, visit p4qm.org.
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or at masseytr@battelle.org.