Battelle Shapes Critical Quality Measurement Processes with Recently Released Guidebooks

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Battelle released two updated guidebooks outlining processes for statutorily mandated quality measure reviews. These processes are informed by expert input and public feedback to ensure rigor, transparency, and inclusivity in the reviews of clinical quality and cost measures.

Funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Battelle’s Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) convenes diverse individuals—including patients, clinicians, specialty society representatives, and health care experts—to collaborate on the review and recommendation of health care quality measures.

“We are excited to unveil the updated guidebooks that are designed to transform the way we review, evaluate, and recommend clinical quality measures,” said Dr. Nicole Brennan, PQM’s Executive Director and Director of Health Care Quality Improvement for Battelle. “These guidebooks are crafted to reduce the burden across the healthcare system by making measure reviews faster, more transparent, and more inclusive of diverse perspectives. Our commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare is reflected in these updates, ensuring that our recommendations are not only scientifically sound but also practical and responsive to the needs of healthcare providers and patients," she said.

The two updated guidebooks focus on Endorsement and Maintenance of clinical quality measures, and the processes CMS uses to get recommendations on measures they are considering adding and removing from quality payment programs.

PQM guidebooks are updated annually following a public comment period to ensure a transparent and inclusive review.

The guidebooks can be accessed here: PRMR/MSR Guidebook, E&M Guidebook

About Battelle

Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security, health and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries. For more information, visit www.battelle.org.

About the Partnership for Quality Measurement

Battelle is a CMS-certified CBE that seeks to advance U.S. health care quality by bringing together interested parties to conduct statutorily required and enabled processes. Battelle formed the Partnership for Quality Measurement to convene members to perform these activities, which are organized into three tasks: Endorsement and Maintenance, Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review, and Measure Set Review. For more information, visit p4qm.org.