A Guide to the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Health Equity Measures

Guest Speakers:

Julia Venanzi, MPH

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Program Lead, Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program
Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group (QMVIG)
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)

Christina L. Cordero, Ph.D., MPH

The Joint Commission
Project Director, Healthcare Standards Development
Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation

This webinar will provide an overview of the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program’s health equity quality measures, and the Joint Commission’s new and revised requirements to reduce health care disparities that apply to organizations in the ambulatory health care, behavioral health care and human services, critical access hospital, and hospital accreditation programs. We will allow ample time for Q&A.

Objectives:

• Gain an understanding and the purpose of the CMS Hospital IQR health equity measures.
• Learn about hospitals’ voluntary and mandatory reporting requirements.
• Learn where you can get more information on these new measures and other finalized program changes within the FY 2023 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule.
• Learn about the Joint Commission’s new health equity requirements and where to get more information.