Electronic Clinical Quality Measures
Electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) are measures specified in a standard electronic format that use data electronically extracted from electronic health records (EHR) and/or health information technology (IT) systems to measure the quality of health care provided. The eCQMs used by The Joint Commission are updated on an annual basis to account for changes in clinical evidence, measure logic, and coding updates. The Joint Commission maintains close alignment with CMS measures where possible and continues to advance eCQM development to drive quality improvement. The following sections provides links to eCQM specifications used by The Joint Commission and access to support resources.
The measures accepted by The Joint Commission that are in alignment with CMS are: GMCS, HH-Hyper, HH-Hypo, HH-ORAE, Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing, PC-02, PC07, STK-2, STK-3, STK-5, VTE-1, VTE-2, OP-40. Specifications and support documents for these eCQMs are available on the eCQI Resource Center Eligible Hospital/Critical Access Hospital and Outpatient Quality Reporting eCQM webpages.
Additional measures stewarded and accepted by The Joint Commission are:
| Title | Short Name | eCQM ID |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Delivery | PC-01 | CMS113v12 |
| Exclusive Human Milk Feeding | PC-05 | CMS9v12 |
| Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns | PC-06 | CMS851v4 |
Measure specifications, measure flows, value set information, known issues log, and technical release notes are available in the zip files below.
The measures accepted by The Joint Commission that are in alignment with CMS are: STK-2, STK-3, STK-5, STK-6, VTE-1, VTE-2, PC-02, PC-05, PC07, ED-2, Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing, HH-01, HH-02, OP-40. Specifications and support documents for these eCQMs are available on the eCQI Resource Center Eligible Hospital/Critical Access Hospital eCQMs page.
Additionally, PC-02 and PC-07 technical release notes are located in the Joint Commission eCQM package zip files along with PC-01 and PC-06.
PC-01 and PC-06 are additional measures stewarded and accepted by The Joint Commission. Measure specifications, measure flows, value set information, and technical release notes are available in the zip files below.
- eCQM Specifications 2023 Reporting Period
- eCQM Measure Flows 2023 Reporting Period
- eCQM Value Sets 2023 Reporting Period
- Technical Release Notes Annual Update
The measures supported by The Joint Commission that are in alignment with CMS are: eSTK-2, eSTK-3, eSTK-5, eSTK-6, eVTE-1, eVTE-2, ePC-05, eED-2, Safe Use of Opioids. Specifications and support documents for these eCQMs are available on the eCQI Resource Center.
Also, ePC-01, ePC-02, and ePC-06, and ePC-07 are additional measures supported by The Joint Commission. Measure specifications, measure flows, value set information, and technical release notes are available via the links below.
The measures supported by The Joint Commission that are in alignment with CMS are: eSTK-2, eSTK-3, eSTK-5, eSTK-6, eVTE-1, eVTE-2, ePC-05, eED-2, Safe Use of Opioids. Specifications and support documents for these eCQMs are available on the eCQI Resource Center.
Also, ePC-01, ePC-02, and ePC-06 are additional measures supported by The Joint Commission. Measure specifications, measure flows, value set information, known issues log and technical release notes are available via the links below.
The measures supported by The Joint Commission that are in alignment with CMS are: eSTK-2, eSTK-3, eSTK-5, eSTK-6, eVTE-1, eVTE-2, ePC-05, eED-2. Specifications and support documents for these measures are housed on the eCQI Resource Center.
Also, ePC-01 and ePC-02 are additional measures supported by The Joint Commission. Measure specifications, measure flows, value set information, and technical release notes, are available via the links below:
- eCQM_Specifications_ReportingPeriod2020.zip
- eCQM_Measure_Flows_ReportingPeriod2020.zip
- eCQM_Value_Sets_ReportingPeriod2020.zip
- Technical_Release_Notes_ReportingPeriod2020.pdf
For questions or issues related to CMS aligned eCQMs use:
For questions or issues related to additional eCQMs supported by The Joint Commission, please submit a question on the Q&A site http://manual.jointcommission.org.