What does it mean for a healthcare setting to report clinical quality measures

Clinical quality measures, or CQMs, are tools that help measure and track the quality of health care services provided by eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) within our health care system. These measures use data associated with providers’ ability to deliver high-quality care or relate to long term goals for quality health care. CQMs measure many aspects of patient care including: -health outcomes
- clinical processes
-patient safety
-efficient use of health care resources
- care coordination
-patient engagements
-population and public health
-adherence to clinical guidelines