Become a PQM Member
As a PQM member, you can help shape the future of health care by taking an active role in the quality measurement process. Whether you are a patient/recipient of care or patient advocate, health care professional, or other interested party, your voice matters! Because it is important we hear from everyone, PQM membership is FREE to all.
By joining PQM, you will have the opportunity to:
Use your health care experiences and/or professional expertise to review and provide feedback on quality measures the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering for use in Medicare programs.
Evaluate whether measures should be endorsed based on their evidence, scientific rigor such as reliability and validity, feasibility, and their safety and effectiveness.
Types of Membership – Which Is Right for You?
Individual Membership:
You want to
- Represent yourself and provide personal insights based on lived experiences or subject matter expertise.
- Serve on PQM committees supporting Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR), Measure Set Review (MSR), and Endorsement & Maintenance (E&M).
Organizational Membership:
You represent a specialty society or organization and want to
- Represent your entities’ interests.
- Serve on select PQM committees supporting PRMR and MSR.
- E&M committees do not include organizational seats; however, individuals who have PQM membership via their organization may be nominated to serve on an E&M committee.
Have questions? Contact PQM Support at PQMSupport@Battelle.org.
Join a Committee
It takes diverse voices to drive PQM’s mission. PQM uses a consensus-based process involving a variety of experts—clinicians, patients, measure experts, and health information technology specialists—to ensure informed and thoughtful endorsement reviews of quality performance measures. Interested in learning more about joining a committee? Select the "Now Accepting Nominations" button to submit your nomination.
Endorsement & Maintenance (E&M)
The E&M process ensures measures submitted for endorsement are evidence-based, scientifically sound (i.e., reliable and valid), and both safe and effective, meaning use of the measure will increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes; will not increase the likelihood of unintended, adverse health outcomes; and is consistent with current professional knowledge. During each E&M cycle (Fall and Spring), submitted measures are reviewed by an E&M committee and a decision of endorsement is rendered (i.e., to endorse or not endorse a measure).
We appoint individuals from the PQM membership to E&M committees to participate in the E&M process. E&M committees are composed of diverse members representing all facets of the health care system. There are five E&M committees that evaluate, discuss, and vote on endorsement decisions for measures under endorsement review. Each committee has two co-chairs and the committee consists of two sub-groups: an Advisory Group and a Recommendation Group. All newly appointed committee members are seated on the Advisory Group for two out of their 3-year term, with the last year being reserved for participation on the Recommendation Group. The Advisory Group is tasked to review measures and meet virtually to discuss and raise questions regarding the strengths and limitations of measures. Advisory Group input is shared with the Recommendation Group for review and endorsement vote consideration. In addition to reviewing public comments, measure developer/steward responses, Battelle staff assessments, and Advisory Group feedback, the Recommendation Group is asked to provide a written independent review of each measure against the PQM Measure Evaluation Rubric.
E&M Committee Member Time Commitment
During your 3-year term on an E&M committee, you will:
- Work with Battelle staff to evaluate and endorse measures.
- Serve two years on the Advisory Group, and serve your last year on the Recommendation Group.
- Participate in virtual teleconference meetings, which tentatively occur during the timeframe below.
- Orientation Meeting: mid-September
- Advisory Group Meetings:
- Spring Cycle: 1st week of June
- Fall Cycle: 1st week December
- Recommendation Group Meetings (i.e., endorsement meetings):
- Spring Cycle: 4th week of July
- Fall Cycle: 4th week of January - 2nd week of February
- Review relevant E&M materials (e.g., measure submission, public comments, staff assessments) in advance of the endorsement meetings.
- Conduct independent measure reviews using the PQM Measure Evaluation Rubric by established deadlines.
- Complete disclosure of interest forms by established deadlines.
Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) and Measure Set Review (PRMR)
The Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR) process is conducted yearly to provide recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the selection of quality and efficiency measures under consideration for use by HHS. Similarly, the Measure Set Review (MSR) is conducted yearly to provide recommendations on the continued use of measures in CMS programs.
There are three PRMR committees grouped by care setting: Hospital, Clinician, and Post-Acute Care/Long-Term Care (PAC/LTC). These committees consist of a diverse membership representing all facets of the health care system. Battelle emphasizes the inclusion of patients/recipients of care, caregivers, patient advocates, and traditionally underrepresented groups to provide input on measures needed for specific care settings, both within and across various CMS programs and patient populations. Each PRMR committee includes two groups of reviewers, an Advisory Group and a Recommendation Group. Advisory Group members provide written and spoken feedback on the measures under consideration. The Recommendation Group members consider all feedback, analyses, and meet to vote on the measures under consideration. You may apply as an individual or organizational member and during the 3-year appointment, committee members will rotate between Advisory and Recommendation Groups. Every member will serve at least 1 year on the Recommendation Group.
The MSR Recommendation Group does not have a separate nominations process; Battelle annually selects members currently serving on PRMR committees to serve a 1-year term on the MSR Recommendation Group.
PRMR Committee Time Commitment
For each PRMR cycle (1 per year) the time commitment is about 40-60 hours, which includes:
- Orientation meeting to occur in November 2025
- Up to two days of virtual meetings for measure review (10 am - 5 pm ET) if appointed to the recommendation groups. These meetings will occur in January 2026
- Written assessment of a subset of the measures under consideration for that PRMR cycle
- Review of meeting materials in advance of the all-day review meeting
- Answer emails requesting availability or other requests.
For each MSR cycle (1 per year), the time commitment is about 20 hours, which includes:
- Orientation meeting tentatively planned to occur in August 2025
- Up to two days of meeting (virtual or in-person/virtual hybrid) for measure review (8:30 am- 5.30 pm ET) tentatively planned to occur in late September/early October 2025.
- Written assessment of a subset of the measures under consideration for that MSR cycle
- Review meeting materials in advance of the all-day review meeting
- Answer emails requesting availability or other requests
Committee Nominations:
Battelle staff conduct a review of committee member appointments annually, which includes internal re-calibration of membership, a call for nominations, and targeted outreach.
Any interested party may nominate themselves or another individual to a committee of interest once the nominations period is open.