The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) is a quality improvement activity under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) grant program. The goal of MBQIP is to improve the quality of care provided in small, rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). The Quality Program at MHA collects the MBQIP data as it is a requirement of the Flex program and all CAHs are required to report the 9 measures set by CMS in order to be eligible for Flex-funded activities.
All 9 measures are either reported on a annual, or quarterly basis. The are three main platforms for submission; HQR (QualityNet) NHSN, and for EDTC, the CAH will turn that in personally to the State Flex data specialist (Lindsay Konen).
Please see the most up to date data reporting deadline calendar.
This project was developed at the request of Montana CAHs to support departments and services in identifying metrics to be in compliance with QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) requirements for hospitals. See the link and information below for Regulations.
In 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs to encourage eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to adopt, implement, upgrade, and demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT).
The intent of eCQM DERep content is to improve clarity for those implementing eCQMs. It provides information on the data elements associated with eCQMs and their definitions.
If you are new to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program in 2023 or not sure where to start, we have created this decision tree tool to help you figure that out.
This learning modules provides an overview of the 2023 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program requirements for eligible and critical access hospitals.
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CMS, February 2022
