Recording Available: MQii November Office Hour Session
The recording of our November Office Hour Session hosted on November 18, 2024 is now available. The session highlighted hospitals who are making improvements in their malnutrition care workflow, discussed the upcoming GMCS reporting cycle and future measure changes, and addressed questions. Thank you to Kristen Beatson, Head of Electronic Clinical Quality Measures from Medisolv, and […]
Upcoming November MQii Virtual Office Hours Session
We will host an upcoming virtual MQii Office Hour Session on Monday, November 18th at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. The session will focus on the technical aspects of quality reporting, including ensuring accurate and complete data capture, mapping of documentation to standard codes, and submission of your electronic clinical quality measures. Joining us will be the […]
Recording Available: MQii August Office Hour Session
The recording of our August Office Hour Session hosted on August 28, 2024 is now available. The session highlighted hospitals who are making improvements in their malnutrition care workflow, discussed the upcoming GMCS reporting cycle and future measure changes, and addressed questions. Thank you to Maria Zamarripa, MS, RD, CSG from the VA Eastern Colorado Health […]
Upcoming August MQii Virtual Office Hours Session
Join us for our upcoming virtual MQii Office Hour Session on Wednesday August 28th at 3 PM ET. The session will highlight hospitals who are making improvements in their malnutrition care workflow, discuss the upcoming GMCS reporting cycle and future measure changes, and address questions. Click here to register for the live virtual office hours. […]
New Resource: CNM GMCS Matrix
To support hospital clinical nutrition managers in implementing the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS)—a nutrition care quality measure available for voluntary eCQM reporting in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, starting with calendar year (CY) 2024 – we have developed this Excel-based checklist tool for Clinical Nutrition Managers to provide a list of essential […]
Global Malnutrition Composite Score Expansion Finalized
We are pleased to share that CMS’s proposal to expand the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) has been finalized, expanding the GMCS eCQM measure to adults aged 18 and older beginning with the CY 2026 reporting period/FY 2028 payment determination. CMS recently released the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, which includes […]
Upcoming Webinar About Understanding the Global Malnutrition Composite Score
On July 25 at 1 PM ET, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is hosting an Understanding the Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Key Insights and Major Updates for Reporting Period 2025 webinar. Evidence demonstrates that providing malnutrition care during a hospitalization is crucial for improving patient outcomes and optimizing resource utilization. Best practices for malnutrition […]
Global Malnutrition Composite Score Expansion Included in 2025 IPPS Proposed Rule
CMS recently released the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule, which includes recommendations for quality measures for future years of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program. We are pleased to share that expansion of the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) to include adults aged 18 and older has been proposed for […]
Decoding ECQMs: The End-to-End Process of Generating and Reporting eCQMs from Your EHR Webinar
We hosted a webinar about Decoding eCQMs: the End-to-End Process of Generating and Reporting eCQMs from EHRs on April 11, 2024. The webinar included an overview of the key terminology and assembling the right team; walked through a process flow diagram that encompassed the planning, discovery, build and implementation, and submission phases; discussed common pain […]
Upcoming Webinar About Decoding ECQMs: The End-to-End Process of Generating and Reporting eCQMs from Your EHR
We will host a MQii Webinar: Decoding ECQMs: The End-to-End Process of Generating and Reporting eCQMs from Your EHR on Thursday April 11, 2024 at 1 PM ET. Is your hospital interested in reporting the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) as one of your electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs)? Do you want to understand the […]
Upcoming Webinar About The Global Malnutrition Composite Score eCQM
Register now for the upcoming Expert to Expert Series: 2024 New Measure Review Webinar for Global Malnutrition Composite Score eCQM on February 22 12:00 – 1:15 PM ET. The Expert to Expert webinar series provides a deep-dive into measure intent, logic, and other clinical/technical aspects of eCQMs to assist hospitals to improve data use for […]
2023 Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List
Thanks largely to the support of MQii members, the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) was adopted in the hospital inpatient quality reporting program (IQR) program beginning with the 2024 performance year focused on the Medicare-age populations of 65 and older. Since the measure’s approval by CMS, Avalere and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have […]
Learning Collaborative Training About GMCS Data Collection & Tracking
We hosted a training for Learning Collaborative members about data collection and tracking related to the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) on November 7, 2023. After a brief history and background about the GMCS, two Learning Collaborative member hospital systems that are tracking data related to the GMCS and working toward internal measure performance calculations […]