The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to provide guidance on concepts related to the development of an interoperability measure(s) for use in the Post-Acute Care (PAC) Quality Reporting Programs (QRPs). CMS is looking for individuals with differing areas of expertise and perspectives, including but not limited to:

• Clinical experts with quality and compliance knowledge or experience working in the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), long term care hospital (LTCH), skilled nursing facility (SNF) and home health (HH) settings;
• Other subject matter experts or independent researchers with expertise or working knowledge of informatics, Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) and/or electronic health record exchange processes in IRF, LTCH, SNF and HH settings;
• Clinical experts or independent researchers with expertise in interoperability;
• Independent researchers or representatives from consumer organizations;
• Measure development experts;
• Patient/Family (caregivers) who received care in a post-acute care (PAC) setting; and
• Clinical experts or independent researchers with expertise in electronic health record exchange processes.

The nomination period closes on February 18, 2025. More information including the required nomination form and materials is available here.