Assessing the quality and efficiency impact of the use of endorsed measures and making that assessment available to the public at least every three years. (The 2012 and 2015 editions of that report and related documents are available at the .) Fulfilling DHHS’s Requirement to Make Its Measures under Consideration Publicly Available The attached MUC List, which is compiled by CMS, will be posted on the . This posting will satisfy an important requirement of the pre-rulemaking process by making public the quality and efficiency measures described in section 1890(b)(7)(B) of the Act that DHHS is considering for use under Medicare. Additionally, the CMS website will indicate that the MUC list is being posted on the NQF website. Included Measures This MUC List identifies the quality and efficiency measures under consideration by the Secretary of DHHS for use in certain Medicare quality programs. Measures that appear on this list but are not selected for use under the Medicare program for the current rulemaking cycle will remain under consideration for future rulemaking cycles. They remain under consideration only for purposes of the particular program or other use for which CMS was considering them when they were placed on the MUC List. These measures can be selected for those previously considered purposes and programs/uses in future rulemaking cycles. This MUC List as well as prior year MUC Lists and Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Reports can be found at: .
Assessing the quality and efficiency impact of the use of endorsed measures and making that assessment available to the public at least every three years. (The 2012 and 2015 editions of that report and related documents are available at the .) Fulfilling DHHS’s Requirement to Make Its Measures under Consideration Publicly Available The attached MUC List, which is compiled by CMS, will be posted on the . This posting will satisfy an important requirement of the pre-rulemaking process by making public the quality and efficiency measures described in section 1890(b)(7)(B) of the Act that DHHS is considering for use under Medicare. Additionally, the CMS website will indicate that the MUC list is being posted on the NQF website. Included Measures This MUC List identifies the quality and efficiency measures under consideration by the Secretary of DHHS for use in certain Medicare quality programs. Measures that appear on this list but are not selected for use under the Medicare program for the current rulemaking cycle will remain under consideration for future rulemaking cycles. They remain under consideration only for purposes of the particular program or other use for which CMS was considering them when they were placed on the MUC List. These measures can be selected for those previously considered purposes and programs/uses in future rulemaking cycles. This MUC List as well as prior year MUC Lists and Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Reports can be found at: .