2025 Email Notifications

Reference Number Date Subject
2025-41-IP 4/28/2025 Notification of Delay in the Release of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
2025-40-IP  4/21/2025 Hospital Quality Reporting Outreach and Education On-Demand Webinar: Hospital IQR Program Requirements for the FY 2027 Payment Determination
2025-39-IP_ 4/18/2025 REMINDER: Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2026 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide (IG) for Hospital Reporting 
2025-38-IP 4/16/2025 Hospital VBP Program Outreach and Education Webinar: Reviewing Your Fiscal Year 2026 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Mortality and Complication Measures Hospital-Specific Report
2025-37-IP_ 4/16/2025 NOTICE: IQR 4Q 2024 Population and Sampling Data Due May 1, 2025
2025-36-IP  4/15/2025 Save the Date: 2025 CMS & HL7 FHIR Connectathon 
2025-35-IP 4/14/2025 CMS Issues FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS Proposed Rule 
2025-34-IP_ 4/10/2025 Now Available:  CMS Specifications Manual for the EHR Reporting Period in CY 2025
2025-33-IP 4/8/2025 Hospital VBP Program Outreach and Education April 9, 2025 Webinar: FY 2027 Baseline Measures Report Overview  
2025-32-IP  4/7/2025 Now Accepting Public Comments on the Draft 2026 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide (IG) for Hospital Reporting
2025-31-IP_ 4/2/2025 Hospital Quality Reporting Secure Portal Now Open for Submission of Web-Based Structural Measures and DACA Data
2025-30-IP 3/31/2025 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) Version 5.17a Review and Updates
2025-29-IP  3/26/2025 Hospital VBP Program Outreach and Education April 9, 2025 Webinar: FY 2027 Baseline Measures Report Overview 
2025-28-IP_ 3/25/2025 Now Available: Revised eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document
2025-27-IP_ 3/18/2025 Webinar: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (Composite Measure) Version 5.17a Review and Updates 
2025-26-IP 3/18/2025 NOTICE: IQR-Eligible Hospitals to Submit 4Q 2024 HCAHPS Survey Data by April 2, 2025
2025-25-IP 3/4/2025 FY 2025 Value-Based Purchasing Program Results Now Available 
2025-24-IP_ 3/3/2025 Reminder: Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs) are available
2025-23-IP_ 3/3/2025 New Performance Report Dashboard is Now Live in HQR
2025-22-IP P 2/27/2025 NOTICE: CY 2024 Data Submission Deadline is March 14, 2025
2025-21-IP_ 2/27/2025 Action Needed: Update Your Facility’s Vendor Authorizations Today
2025-20-IP 2/27/2025 NOTICE: CY 2024 eCQM Data Submission Deadline is March 14, 2025 
2025-19-IP  2/25/2026 Now Available: eCQM Annual Update Pre-Publication Document
2025-18-IP  2/24/2025 FY 2025 Value-Based Purchasing Program Results Now Available 
2025-17-IP  2/24/2025 CART-Inpatient Version 4.34.0 Release 
2025-16-IP  2/21/2025 Reporting Exception Granted Due to California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds
2025-15-IP_ 2/19/2025 January 2025 Hospital Quality Initiative Public Reporting Data Refresh for Hospitals
2025-14-IP  2/18/2025 Now Available: Updated 2025 CMS871v4 (Hospital Harm – Severe Hyperglycemia) Hospital-Inpatient Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flow
2025-13-IP 2/13/2025 April 2025 Public Reporting Preview Data Available
2025-12-IP 2/13/2025 Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Hospital-Specific Reports (HSRs)
2025-11-IP 2/3/2025 NOTICE: 3Q 2024 Clinical, HAI, and COVID-19 HCP Vaccination Data Submission Deadline is February 18, 2025
2025-10-IP_

1/30/2025

Reporting Exception Granted Due to California Wildfires and Straight-line Winds

2025-09-IP_

1/30/2025

Extension of Reporting Exception Granted Due to Hurricanes Helene for the

2025-08-IP_

1/30/2025

Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography in Adults eCQM- Measure Clarification

2025-07-IP

1/21/2025

CEs Available for Expert to Expert eCQM Annual Update Webinars – Jan, Feb, and Mar Webinars Open for Registration

2025-06-IP_

1/17/2025

NOTICE: 3Q 2024 Clinical, HAI, and COVID-19 HCP Vaccination Data Submission Deadline is February 18, 2025

2025-05-IP_

1/17/2025

NOTICE: IQR 3Q 2024 Population and Sampling Data Due February 3, 2025

2025-04-IP

1/14/2025

CEs Available for Expert to Expert eCQM Annual Update Webinars – January and February Webinars Open for Registration

2025-03-IP 1/7/2025 NOTICE: IQR 3Q 2024 Population and Sampling Data Due February 3, 2025
2025-02-IP 1/3/2025 Upcoming HQR Service Center Hold Times  
2025-01-IP_ 1/3/2025 Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating 2025 Release Update Clarification