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January 7, 2026
Falls with Major Injury (FMI) HH Technical Specification Report – Now Available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the official Technical Specification Report for the Falls with Major Injury (FMI) measure. This report incorporates feedback received during the cross-setting Technical Expert Panel (TEP) held on May 12 and 14, 2025. The report provides an overview of the measure, a high-level summary of the key features of the re-specified measure, a description of the methodology used to construct the FMI measure, and an overview of measure testing results. Additional guidance and related updates to the Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual, OASIS manuals, and public reporting timelines will be provided at a future date.
The report is available in the Downloads section on the Home Health QRP Quality Measures webpage.
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