Joint Commission: eCQM Proven Practices must be submitted by April 5

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission on March 20 announced that time is running out for organizations to submit applications for the 2019 Pioneers in Quality Proven Practices Collection. Applications must be submitted online by April 5.

Among topics of interest:

• Demonstrating improvements in clinical performance or outcomes using electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).
• Integrating clinical decision support into electronic health record workflows and quality measurements.
• Improving eCQM data quality and accuracy.
• Educating clinicians on quality improvement and electronic data collection.

Organizations can earn recognition as “Expert Contributors” or “Solution Contributors” for the Pioneers in Quality program.