The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

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      A summary of the most recent pronouncements from CMS.gov

eCQM Electronic Specifications

These electronic specifications are fully developed and represent the electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) that will be proposed in 2016 for the ambulatory quality reporting programs. This page will be updated if changes are made to the final measure requirements.
Each year, CMS makes updates to the electronic specifications of the Clinical Quality Measures approved for submission in CMS programs. CMS encourages the implementation and use of the updates because they include new codes, logic corrections and clarifications.
For those attesting to eCQMs to demonstrate meaningful use for the EHR Incentive Programs: CMS will accept all versions of the eCQMs through attestation, beginning with those finalized in the December 4, 2012 CMS-ONC Interim Final Rule. For eReporting of eCQMs to demonstrate meaningful use or for Quality Reporting Programs: An eligible professional must use the most current version of the eCQMs identified below.  Information on Reporting Options is available on here.
The vocabulary value sets used by eCQMs consist of codes and terms drawn from standard vocabularies such as SNOMED CT®, RxNorm, and ICD-10-CM to represent the clinical concepts found in EHR patient data as defined by the eCQMs (e.g., patients with diabetes, clinical visit). Providers must ensure their health IT systems either capture or can map to these codes in order to report eCQMs. 2017 Performance Period code versions include CPT 2016, LOINC 2.54, RXNORM 2016-01, SNOMEDCT 2015-09 and more. To obtain the value sets for the eCQMs and a complete list of code versions used in any particular update, visit the Value Set Authority Center (VSAC).
The United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) provides the ability to compare past eCQMs as well as the downloading the eCQMs in various file formats such as SVS, CSV, XML, etc.

eCQM Electronic Specifications

These electronic specifications are fully developed and represent the electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) that will be proposed in 2016 for the ambulatory quality reporting programs. This page will be updated if changes are made to the final measure requirements.
Each year, CMS makes updates to the electronic specifications of the Clinical Quality Measures approved for submission in CMS programs. CMS encourages the implementation and use of the updates because they include new codes, logic corrections and clarifications.
For those attesting to eCQMs to demonstrate meaningful use for the EHR Incentive Programs: CMS will accept all versions of the eCQMs through attestation, beginning with those finalized in the December 4, 2012 CMS-ONC Interim Final Rule. For eReporting of eCQMs to demonstrate meaningful use or for Quality Reporting Programs: An eligible professional must use the most current version of the eCQMs identified below.  Information on Reporting Options is available on here.
The vocabulary value sets used by eCQMs consist of codes and terms drawn from standard vocabularies such as SNOMED CT®, RxNorm, and ICD-10-CM to represent the clinical concepts found in EHR patient data as defined by the eCQMs (e.g., patients with diabetes, clinical visit). Providers must ensure their health IT systems either capture or can map to these codes in order to report eCQMs. 2017 Performance Period code versions include CPT 2016, LOINC 2.54, RXNORM 2016-01, SNOMEDCT 2015-09 and more. To obtain the value sets for the eCQMs and a complete list of code versions used in any particular update, visit the Value Set Authority Center (VSAC).
The United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) provides the ability to compare past eCQMs as well as the downloading the eCQMs in various file formats such as SVS, CSV, XML, etc.
The full detail of the measures are found at:   https://ecqi.healthit.gov/ep

This and further information is offered by Digital Health Space, a consulting organization for Health Care Professionals.  No warranties or guarantee is offered.  The material is time dependent as of the date of this publication. Readers are advised to refer to https://ecqi.healthit.gov/ep





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