Project Overview

Problem:

  • Digital oncology measure development/authoring has been constrained by an ecosystem of disparate and unstructured data, as well as a lack of digitalized collections and oncology models to support interoperability.
  • Consequently, the majority of oncology quality measures data collection has required manual abstraction resulting in significant burden, and an overall lack of opportunity to share this unstandardized information across systems or organizations. 

Description:


Target Outcome: 

  • Create a solution that demonstrates the ability to author and evaluate digital measures using FHIR data model with mCODE profile extensions and data elements for value-based programs and clinical quality improvement in the Oncology domain.
  • This use case will focus on the beginning of a measure’s life cycle and start with quality measure authoring.
  • Initial project scope will focus efforts to:
    • Author and develop a process for setting up necessary data elements in discrete data fields, to be used for data collection and aggregation. 
    • Prove that measures can be authored and executed using mCODE, and FHIR, and the correct measure result can be obtained.
  • This use case will start with the authoring and development of test case bundles using a single measure initially for phase 0.

Value:

Overall, the intent of the Quality Measures use case is to highlight new quality measures that could be developed – and new insights that could be made – if mCODE and other FHIR IGs (such as QI Core) were implemented and leveraged by an ecosystem of willing health organizations. This is the value of using the ASTRO/VA radiotherapy measures: they can be an exemplar showing what can be achieved, by leveraging mCODE and the Radiation Therapy IG, to create and hopefully roll out new/innovative quality measures in clinical practice.  

Additionally:

  • The clinical oncology subject matter expertise of the CodeX community, paired with the mCODE profiles and FHIR IGs, should allow for the authoring of these quality metrics and provide a proof of concept for measure developers
    • Specifically, there is significant value in demonstrating that quality measure authoring of oncology measures will be easier and more feasible using a FHIR- (and mCODE)-based solution.
  • With the expansion of programs focusing on collection of meaningful oncology quality measure data, such as the VA initiatives, the Advancing Cancer Care MVP (MIPS), in support of the Federal Cancer Moonshot Initiative, and the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), this CodeX use case team wishes to provide solutions using HL7 FHIR and mCODE to provide a path to data collection with reduced burden. 

Project Plan 

Phase

Milestone

Timeline

DiscoveryUse case identification 

COMPLETE

Planning

Plan out high level project plan, deliverables, success measures, high level timeline, key stakeholders, etc

COMPLETE


Phase 0

Using Telligen Quality Measures Engine (QME) Tooling, as a proof of concept, to determine if digitalized measures using FHIR and mCODE are feasible and functional. The team started with:

  1. the digitally available 2022 MIPS Measure #143: Oncology: Oncology: Medical and Radiation – Pain Intensity Quantified
  2. ASCO proposed eCQM #1: Antiemetic Therapy for Low and Minimal Emetic Risk Antineoplastic Agents in the Infusion Center
  3. ASCO proposed eCQM #2: Antiemetic Therapy for High and Moderate Emetic Risk Antieneoplastic Agents in the Infusion Center

Process:

  • Map MIPS measure to mCODE
  • Create FHIR transaction test case bundles and load to FHIR Clinical Data Repository (CDR)
  • Author Measure and supporting libraries (translate and create FHIR measure resources)
  • Stratifying denominator by SDOH characteristics
    • Execute measure and measure report with QME tool

Results: 

  1. A recording of the CodeX Quality Measures for Cancer Public Call (with a live demonstration): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fcV-pXt8Qg&t=2s

COMPLETE


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Phase 1 

Expand portfolio of VA quality measures and repeat measure mapping, authoring, test bundle creation and testing steps

Current Measures include:

  1. ASTRO measure: Oncology: Treatment Summary Communication - Radiation Oncology
    1. This is the ASTRO eCQM treatment summary measure – linked here
  2. VA measure: Performance Status
    1. This is one of the VA measures - linked here

ON TRACK

Phase 2

Expand portfolio by aligning to oncology quality measures in federal models and among oncology steward programs

  • Proposed measure(s) for the Advancing Cancer Care MVP (MIPS) and Enhanced Oncology Model (once measures are identified)
    • Prepare to incorporate this subset into the QME through mapping to mCODE, authoring and support libraries and execution of measures using QME tool for testing


In addition to aligning to federal models, longer-term VA measures include:

  1. 28 Days from Diagnosis to Any Treatment (#All-B-1) ASPIRATIONAL
    1. This will require modeling “systemic therapy” as a FHIR concept
  2. 14 Days from Simulation to First Radiation Treatment
    1. This will require modeling of “simulation” as a FHIR concept (RT-specific)

TBD


Phase 3

Source real world Clinical Data Repository endpoints for measure data source

TBD

Conference Call Information

Public Call meetings are ad-hoc, based on project updates


Use Case Team

Name AffiliationRole

Randi Kudner

ASTRO

Champion / Primary Point of Contact

Samantha Dawes

ASTRO

Champion

Charlotte RaleyASTROASTRO measures and RT Support

Stephanie Jones

ASCO

Champion / Primary Point of Contact

Caitlin Drumheller

ASCO

ASCO Measure SME

Yvette Apura

ASCO

Clinical Informaticist / ASCO Measure SME

Becky Metzger

Telligen

Champion / Primary Point of Contact

Gail Winters

Telligen

Technical SME

Sharon Labbate

Telligen

Technical / Terminology SME

Jessica PughTelligenProject Management for Telligen-focused tasks

Dennis Blair

Evernorth

Champion / Primary Point of Contact

Rick Emery

Evernorth

Champion

Dr. Mary Kay Barton

Evernorth

Medical Oncology SME

Dr. Vik Shah

Evernorth

Medical Oncology SME / Cigna Representative

Dr. Nimi Tuamokumo

Evernorth

Radiation Oncology SME

Sondra Berger

Evernorth

Business Development

Sharon Sebastian

MITRE

Clinical Informaticist / Terminology Support

Rob Dingwell

MITRE

Technical Support

Anthony DiDonato

MITRE

Project co-Coordinator

Doug Williams

CentanniPark

Project co-Coordinator

If you'd like to learn more about this use case, please contact Anthony DiDonato - adidonato@mitre.org 

Current Collaborators

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • American Society for Radiation Oncology
  • Cigna/Evernorth
  • MITRE
  • Telligen
  • Centanni Park
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