Clinical Quality Measure
Clinical Quality Measure. A mechanism for assessing and tracking the quality of health care provided, including observations, treatment, processes, experience, and/or outcomes of patient care. CQMs assess the degree to which a provider competently and safely delivers clinical services that are appropriate for the patient in an optimal timeframe and are required as part of meaningful use requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs and reporting requirements under the Medicare...
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