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The Weekly Quality Brief: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Mortality Measure Updates and Care Compare Reporting Timelines (5/21/26)

The Weekly Quality Brief: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Mortality Measure Updates and Care Compare Reporting Timelines (5/21/26)

The Weekly Quality Brief
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Episode Description Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Review of proposed updates to mortality measures in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) Program Discussion of the transition from three-year to two-year mortality measure performance periods Proposed inclusion of Medicare Advantage patients in mortality measures beginning in FY 2032 Timeline of when updated mortality measure results will first appear in the Hospital IQR Program and later affect HVBP payment adjustments Expected reporting overlap between IQR and HVBP mortality measure results Review of HVBP measurement periods, baseline reports, performance reports, and payment adjustment timelines Discussion of future inclusion of Medicare Advantage patients in the Complication Hip and Knee measure beginning in FY 2033 Overview of HCAHPS measure updates and scoring timelines within HVBP Review of HAI baseline updates from 2015 national data to 2022 national data Care Compare & Star Ratings Reporting Review of updates to the Care Compare Measure Timeline Dashboard Discussion of April 2026 Care Compare public reporting data and performance periods Clarification and correction of an outpatient hospital visits measure timeline within the public reputation toolkit Verification of current Hospital Star Ratings performance periods used for 2026 ratings Discussion of upcoming Leapfrog timeline updates Quality Academy Community Resources Guidance on using the Quality Academy Community forums for peer-to-peer operational questions Overview of community groups available by EHR and topic area Discussion of how members can submit questions, start conversations, and participate in group discussions Weekly Q&A Resources & Knowledge Library Overview of how Weekly Q&A recordings, transcripts, show notes, and question responses are archived within Quality Academy Review of article organization by measure and program categories Demonstration of the Academy’s search functionality and AI-assisted content search Discussion of how submitted questions are converted into written reference articles ONC Jira Tickets Discussion of how to access publicly available ONC Jira tickets referenced during prior Q&A sessions Preview of an upcoming walkthrough covering ticket submission and search processes Guidance on locating Jira ticket links within Quality Academy articles Care Compare Preview Reports Discussion of July Care Compare preview report availability Review of the HQR preview process and correction period prior to public reporting Guidance on reviewing claims-based measure results before publication