MHA Today | March 31, 2023

Claims detail reports for the following outpatient imaging measures for CY 2025 payment determination are available for hospitals participating in the OQR program.

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lumbar Spine for Low Back Pain (OP-8)
• Abdomen Computed Tomography – Use of Contrast Material (OP-10)
• Cardiac Imaging for Pre-Operative Risk Assessment for Non-Cardiac, Low-Risk, Surgery (OP-13)
• Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates (OP-39)

The CDRs include preliminary claims data collected from July 1 through Nov. 30, 2022. Facilities can download the reports from the Hospital Quality Reporting portal.

CMS released CMS Abstraction and Reporting Tool Outpatient 1.22.0. The release supports the OQR master code list diagnosis updates, as well as the removal of OP-2 and OP-3 data collection. Version 1.22.0 must be used for April 1 to Dec. 31, 2023, encounter dates. Installation instructions and other resources are available on QualityNet.