Adult Core Set Reporting Resources

Key resources for state reporting of the Core Set of health care quality measures for adults enrolled in Medicaid (the Adult Core Set) are included in the table below.

FFY 2022 Core Set Reporting Resources

State Reporting Starts: Fall 2022

Measure List and Technical Specifications	FFY 2022 Adult Core Set Measure List (PDF, 237.13 KB)
	FFY 2022 Adult Resource Manual and Technical Specifications (PDF, 1.57 MB)
	Summary of Updates to the Adult Core Set Resource Manual and Technical Specifications for FFY 2022 (PDF, 225.97 KB)
Value Set Directories	FFY 2022 Adult Core Set HEDIS Value Set Directory (ZIP, 3.01 MB)
	FFY 2022 Adult Core Set Non-HEDIS Value Set Directory (ZIP, 290.17 KB)
	FFY 2022 COB/OHD Value Set Directory (ZIP, 1.25 MB)
Additional Technical Assistance Resources	FFY 2022 Data Quality Checklist (PDF, 829.22 KB)
	FFY 2022 Adult Measurement Period Table (PDF, 265.64 KB)
	Allowance of Telehealth in the 2022 Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Set Measure Specifications (PDF, 438.61 KB) (Updated March 2022)
	Calculating State-Level Rates Using Data from Multiple Reporting Units (PDF, 338.86 KB) (Updated April 2022)
	Calculating the Controlling High Blood Pressure (CBP) Measure in the Adult and Health Home Core Sets (PDF, 332.47 KB) (Updated March 2022)
	Calculating the Plan All-Cause Readmissions (PCR) Measure in the 2022 Adult and Health Home Core Sets (PDF, 520.94 KB) (Updated March 2022)
	Guidance for Calculating the Colorectal Cancer Screening Measure in the 2022 Adult and Health Home Core Sets (PDF, 597.37 KB)
	Overview of Substance Use Disorder Measures in the 2022 Child, Adult and Health Home Core Sets (PDF, 427.08 KB) (Updated March 2022)
Guidance for Reporting in the Quality Measure Reporting (QMR) System	State Preview Reports, State-Specific Comments, and Additional Reporting Resources (PDF, 763.2 KB)

Archived Reporting Resources

2021 Technical Specifications and Resource Manual, Value Set Directories, and Reporting Resources (ZIP, 8.33 MB)
2015 - 2020 Archived Adult Core Set Measure Lists and Reporting Resources (ZIP, 5.96 MB)

For previous years’ technical specifications and value set directories, please email MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.

Technical Assistance and Analytic Support Program

CMS supports states’ efforts to measure and improve health care quality for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. To increase the number of states consistently collecting, reporting, and using the Medicaid Adult Core Set measures, CMS established the Technical Assistance and Analytic Support (TA/AS) Program to support states’ adult health care quality measurement and improvement efforts.

The overarching goals are to increase the number of states consistently collecting and uniformly reporting the voluntary core measures set, and to help states use these data to improve the quality of care for adults. For more information, see the Technical Assistance and Analytical Support Program fact sheet (PDF, 312.63 KB).

Questions or requests for technical assistance related to the Adult Core Set or quality improvement initiatives can be submitted to MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.

Technical Assistance Webinars

Technical Assistance to Support FFY 2021 and FFY 2022 Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets in the Quality Measure Reporting (QMR) System – September 15, 2022
- Presentation slides (PDF, 2 MB)
- Watch the presentation (MP4, 85,548 KB)
- Read the transcript (PDF, 294.04 KB)
Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2022 Updates and Reporting Resources – May 18, 2022
- Presentation slides (PDF, 569.02 KB)
- Watch the presentation (MP4, 35,895 KB)
- Read the transcript (PDF, 236.92 KB)
Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2021 Updates and Reporting Resources – May 11, 2021
- Presentation slides (PDF, 527.46 KB)
- Listen to the presentation (MP3, 26.2 MB)
- Read the transcript (PDF, 238.27 KB)

Technical Assistance Webinar to Support State Reporting of the Child, Adult, and Health Home Core Sets: FFY 2020 Updates and Reporting Resources – April 2020
- Presentation slides (PDF, 454.21 KB)
- Listen to the presentation
- Read the transcript (PDF, 154.09 KB)
Technical Assistance Webinar: Collecting and Using Stratified Data for Quality Improvement in Medicaid and CHIP – July 11, 2019
- Presentation slides (PDF, 3.17 MB)
- Listen to the presentation
- Read the transcript (PDF, 175.58 KB)

Additional Technical Assistance Resources

Presentation Slides: Calculating the Substance Use Disorder Measures in the Adult Core Set (PDF, 985.66 KB) (June 5, 2018)
Technical Specifications Questions and Answers: CMS Technical Assistance Webinar on Calculating the Substance Use Disorder Measures in the Adult Core Set (PDF, 445.63 KB) (June 5, 2018)