The Quality Digest
January 2022
Resources
Resources to help with your data validation
It’s time to prepare for 2022 eCQM reporting! Some of you may be adding new eCQMs to your submission list or you want to brush up on the measure logic and value sets. There are a couple great websites available with information you will find helpful when reviewing your 2022 eCQM reports.
The eCQI Resource center has links to view eCQM workflows, value sets and the measure specifications. There is a section outlining the differences between the current and previous year’s specifications and data elements. In addition, you can find information on the new Severe Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia measures.
VSAC, or Value Set Authority Center, provides the codes in all the value sets for the eCQM and Hybrid measures. You will need to sign up to access this website. Once you have access you will find it helpful to export the value sets you need for your selected measures.
TIPS & TRICKS
Please - No PHI!
2022 is here and soon you will start your e-CQM measure validation. Typically with data validation, the time comes when you have questions for your Quality Advisor. This is a reminder to never send PHI (Protected Health Information) in a non-secure email. You can send the Medisolv Identifier in regular email, but none of the other patient information you see below. This means no account numbers, visit IDs, encounter IDs, or medical record numbers!
Kristen's 50 before 50
Hi everyone!
I’m Kristen Beatson, VP of Electronic Measures here at Medisolv. I’ve been with Medisolv for over 10 years so I’ve worked with many of you in some way over those years.
I’m supposed to share a little bit about myself, which is really awkward to do, but here goes! I graduated with my BSN from Clemson University in 1994 (eek!) and held many jobs in Pediatrics as I moved around lot (PA, GA, MD, FL…then back to MD where I am today). While working at Children’s National in DC in the late 90s, I somehow became the go-to person for computer issues and application training (we didn’t have a 24hr help desk at that time)…therein began my love for informatics and the rest, as they say, is history. Professional experience aside, in my spare time, my husband and I are busy with 2 teenage boys (Solomon 14, Liam 15), I sit on the board of directors for a local non-profit (Kindness Grows Here) and am heavily involved with K-9 Lifesavers Dog Rescue where I assist with administrative work and foster dogs (we just fostered our 22nd pup!).
I started my 50th trip around the sun this past November and as a part of that have created a “50 b4 50” list, 50 things I want to do before I turn 50. One of the items on the list was to jump off the top of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas which I did on November 16th! It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done, that first step was a doozy. The rest of the list isn’t as adventurous thank goodness, and I’m looking forward to tackling them in 2022.
As we start the New Year, I want to express my thanks for everything you do for healthcare and for your patients; you’ve been on my mind daily over the past few difficult years. I hope that 2022 brings you joy and love, and good health.
-Kristen
