Draft dQM CMS Content Implementation Guide
2025.1.0 - CI Build

Draft dQM CMS Content Implementation Guide, published by cqframework. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2025.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/cqframework/dqm-content-cms-2025/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Libraries

Libraries

LibraryDescription
AHAOverall

This version of the AHAOverall library is patterned after HFCommonDefinitionsQDM library version '3.0.000'

AdultOutpatientEncounters

This library contains a definition used to identify denominator qualifying encounters.

AdvancedIllnessandFrailty

This library contains definitions used to exclude patients 66 and older with an indication of frailty who also meet advanced illness criteria, and patients 66 and older who are living long term in a nursing home.

AlaraCommonFunctions AlaraCommonFunctions
Antibiotic

This library contains functions used to exclude patients with a history of comorbid conditions, competing diagnoses, or antibiotic medications.

CMS0334FHIRPCCesareanBirth

CMS0334FHIRPCCesareanBirth

CMS1017FHIRHHFI CMS1017FHIRHHFI
CMS1028FHIRPCSevereOBComps CMS1028FHIRPCSevereOBComps
CMS104FHIRSTKDCAntithrombotic CMS104FHIRSTKDCAntithrombotic
CMS1056FHIRCTClinical CMS1056FHIRCTClinical
CMS1074FHIRCTIQR CMS1074FHIRCTIQR
CMS108FHIRVTEProphylaxis

CMS108FHIRVTEProphylaxis

CMS1154ScreeningPrediabetesFHIR CMS1154ScreeningPrediabetesFHIR
CMS1157FHIRHIVRetention CMS1157FHIRHIVRetention
CMS1173FHIRDiagnosticDelayVTE CMS1173FHIRDiagnosticDelayVTE
CMS117FHIRChildImmunStatus CMS117FHIRChildImmunStatus
CMS1188FHIRHIVSTITesting CMS1188FHIRHIVSTITesting
CMS1206FHIRCTOQR

CMS1206FHIRCTOQR

CMS1218FHIRHHRF CMS1218FHIRHHRF
CMS122FHIRDiabetesAssessGT9Pct

CMS122FHIRDiabetesAssessGT9Pct

CMS1244FHIRECATHOQR CMS1244FHIRECATHOQR
CMS124FHIRCervicalCancerScreen CMS124FHIRCervicalCancerScreen
CMS125FHIRBreastCancerScreen

CMS125FHIRBreastCancerScreen

CMS1264FHIRECATREHQR

CMS1264FHIRECATREHQR

CMS128FHIRAntidepressantMgmt CMS128FHIRAntidepressantMgmt
CMS129FHIRProstCaBoneScanUse CMS129FHIRProstCaBoneScanUse
CMS130FHIRColorectalCancerScrn

CMS130FHIRColorectalCancerScrn

CMS131FHIRDiabetesEyeExam CMS131FHIRDiabetesEyeExam
CMS133FHIRCataracts2040BCVA90Days CMS133FHIRCataracts2040BCVA90Days
CMS135FHIRACEIorARBorARNIforHF

CMS135FHIRACEIorARBorARNIforHF

CMS136FHIRChildADHDMedFollowUp CMS136FHIRChildADHDMedFollowUp
CMS137FHIRSUDTxInitEngagement CMS137FHIRSUDTxInitEngagement
CMS138FHIRTobaccoScrnCessation CMS138FHIRTobaccoScrnCessation
CMS139FHIRFallRiskScreening CMS139FHIRFallRiskScreening
CMS142FHIRCommWithDrManagingDiab CMS142FHIRCommWithDrManagingDiab
CMS143FHIRPOAGOpticNerveEval CMS143FHIRPOAGOpticNerveEval
CMS144FHIRHFBetaBlockerForLVSD CMS144FHIRHFBetaBlockerForLVSD
CMS145FHIRCADBBlockerTPMIorLVSD CMS145FHIRCADBBlockerTPMIorLVSD
CMS146FHIRApproTestPharyngitis

CMS146FHIRApproTestPharyngitis

CMS149FHIRDementiaCognitiveAssess CMS149FHIRDementiaCognitiveAssess
CMS153FHIRChlamydiaScreening CMS153FHIRChlamydiaScreening
CMS154FHIRAppropriateTxforURI CMS154FHIRAppropriateTxforURI
CMS155FHIRWgtAssessCounseling CMS155FHIRWgtAssessCounseling
CMS156FHIRHighRiskMedsElderly CMS156FHIRHighRiskMedsElderly
CMS157FHIRPainIntensityQuantified CMS157FHIRPainIntensityQuantified
CMS159FHIRDepRemissionat12Months CMS159FHIRDepRemissionat12Months
CMS165FHIRControllingHighBP

CMS165FHIRControllingHighBP

CMS177FHIRChildMDDSuicideAssmt CMS177FHIRChildMDDSuicideAssmt
CMS190FHIRVTEProphylaxisICU CMS190FHIRVTEProphylaxisICU
CMS22FHIRPCSBPScreeningFollowUp CMS22FHIRPCSBPScreeningFollowUp
CMS2FHIRPCSDepScreenAndFollowUp

CMS2FHIRPCSDepScreenAndFollowUp

CMS314FHIRHIVViralSuppression CMS314FHIRHIVViralSuppression
CMS347FHIRStatinPreventionTxCVD CMS347FHIRStatinPreventionTxCVD
CMS349FHIRHIVScreening CMS349FHIRHIVScreening
CMS506FHIRSafeUseofOpioids CMS506FHIRSafeUseofOpioids
CMS50FHIRReceiptofSpecialistReport CMS50FHIRReceiptofSpecialistReport
CMS56FHIRFuncStatHipReplacement CMS56FHIRFuncStatHipReplacement
CMS645FHIRBoneDensityPCADTherapy CMS645FHIRBoneDensityPCADTherapy
CMS646FHIRIntravesicalBCGTherapy CMS646FHIRIntravesicalBCGTherapy
CMS68FHIRDocumentationCurrentMeds CMS68FHIRDocumentationCurrentMeds
CMS69FHIRPCSBMIScreenAndFollowUp CMS69FHIRPCSBMIScreenAndFollowUp
CMS71FHIRSTKAnticoagAFFlutter CMS71FHIRSTKAnticoagAFFlutter
CMS72FHIRSTKAntithromboticDay2 CMS72FHIRSTKAntithromboticDay2
CMS74FHIRDentalCariesPrevention CMS74FHIRDentalCariesPrevention
CMS75FHIRChildrenDentalDecay CMS75FHIRChildrenDentalDecay
CMS771FHIRUrinarySymptomScoreBPH CMS771FHIRUrinarySymptomScoreBPH
CMS816FHIRHHHypo CMS816FHIRHHHypo
CMS819FHIRHHORAE CMS819FHIRHHORAE
CMS826FHIRHHPI CMS826FHIRHHPI
CMS832FHIRHHAKI CMS832FHIRHHAKI
CMS871FHIRHHHyper CMS871FHIRHHHyper
CMS90FHIRFSAforHeartFailure CMS90FHIRFSAforHeartFailure
CMS951FHIRKidneyHealthEval CMS951FHIRKidneyHealthEval
CMS986FHIRMalnutritionScore CMS986FHIRMalnutritionScore
CMS996FHIRAptTxforSTEMI CMS996FHIRAptTxforSTEMI
CMSFHIR529HybridHospitalWideReadmission CMSFHIR529HybridHospitalWideReadmission
CMSFHIR844HybridHospitalWideMortality CMSFHIR844HybridHospitalWideMortality
CQMCommon

This library contains declarations that are commonly used in eCQMs and shared across the logic of multiple measures, such as the Encounter Inpatient value set, and the Inpatient Encounter population criteria definition. This library also contains functions for calculating hospitalization duration as well as hospital arrival and departure times.

Hospice

This library contains a definition used to exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.

NHSNAcuteCareHospitalMonthlyInitialPopulation1 NHSNAcuteCareHospitalMonthlyInitialPopulation1
NHSNGlycemicControlHypoglycemiaInitialPopulation

NHSNGlycemicControlHypoglycemiaInitialPopulation

NHSNHelpers NHSNHelpers
PCMaternal

This library specifies common data elements used by PC01, PC02, PC07.

PalliativeCare

This library contains a definition used to exclude patients receiving palliative care for any part of the measurement period.

Status

This library contains functions used to constrain FHIR resource elements for measures authored by NCQA, based on QICore 6.0.0 resources including IG and authoring patterns. The functions may appear similar to some QICoreCommon functions but differ in that they have constraints that are relevant for measures authored by NCQA.

SupplementalDataElements

This is the QI-Core 6.0.0-derived version of the Supplemental Data Elements library containing the CMS SDE definitions for Payer, Race, Ethnicity and Sex

TJCOverall

Common functions and definitions used by TJC measures

US Quality Core Common

Common terminologies and functions used in US Quality Core-based CQL artifacts

VTE

Definitions and functions used for VTE measures, including VTE Initial Population.