Crosswalk - Promoting Interoperability Performance Category, 2021 Call for Measures Submission Form

Promoting Interoperability Call for Measures Submission Form
2020 Finalized vs 2021 Finalized
Changes have burden impact: There are no impacts to burden as a result of any changes to
this self-nomination fact sheet from the previous version.
Change # 1:
Location: Page 1
Reason for Change:
Alignment with current year
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
Submission Period February 4 through June 30, 2020 for 2022 Measure
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
Submission Period February 1 through July 1, 2020 for 2023 Measures
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Change # 2:
Location: Page 2
Reason for Change:
Clarification for Promoting Interoperability performance category
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
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Health IT activities that may be attested to in lieu of traditional reporting
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
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Health IT measures that are performance-based rather than attestation-based
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Change # 3:
Location: Page 2
Reason for Change:
Clarification for Promoting Interoperability performance category
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
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Health IT activities that may be attested to in lieu of traditional reporting
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Potential new opioid prevention and treatment related measures
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
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Health IT measures that are performance-based rather than attestation-based
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Potential new Opioid User Disorder prevention and treatment related measures
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Change # 4:
Location: Page 3
Reason for Change:
Reworded for clarity
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
MEASURE DESCRIPTION (Provide a description of the measure to be considered and relevance to the
Promoting Interoperability performance category):
CY 2021 Final Rule text:

MEASURE DESCRIPTION (Provide a description of the measure to be considered for Promoting
Interoperability performance category):
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Change # 5:
Location: Page 3-4
Reason for Change:
Added additional questions to assist in describing the measure being submitted by feature (no
additional elements being requested)
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
• Description:
• Program Relevance:
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
• Description:
• Program Relevance:
• How does this measure build on the advanced use of CEHRT?:
• How does this measure promote interoperability and health information exchange?:
• Does this measure support the efforts of opioid prevention and treatment? If so, how?:
• Does this measure align with or complement the MIPS improvement activities and/or quality
performance categories?:
• What is an indication of high performance for this measure?:
• Can this measure be adapted for the hospital/inpatient setting?:
• Is this measure applicable for both physician or non-physican clinical staff? Or both?:
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Change # 6:
Location: Page 4
Reason for Change:
Removing Measure Type Selection, as it does not apply to Promoting Interoperability performance
category.
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
MEASURE TYPE (Please indicate which category your measure description fits):
 Patient Outcome Measure
 Process Measure
 Patient Safety Measure
 Other (please indicate the type of measure):
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
[Removed]
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Change # 7:
Location: Page 4-5
Reason for Change:
Listing numerator/denominator first, since this is the preferred reporting type.
CY 2020 Final Rule text:
REPORTING REQUIREMENT (Yes/No Statement or Numerator and Denominator Description):
Indicate whether the measure should include as a reporting requirement: 1) a yes/no statement and
exclusion criteria (if applicable) or 2) the numerator and denominator, threshold (if applicable) and

exclusion criteria (if applicable).
CY 2021 Final Rule text:
REPORTING REQUIREMENT (Numerator/Denominator or Yes/No Statement):
Indicate whether the measure should include as a reporting requirement: 1) the numerator and
denominator, threshold (if applicable) and exclusion criteria (if applicable) or 2) a yes/no statement
and exclusion criteria (if applicable)