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HEDIS® updates: Revised and retired measures for 2026

Date: 11/17/25

NCQA released updates for HEDIS® Measurement Year (MY) 2026. Meridian’s Quality Improvement team has highlighted essential changes for providers. To learn more:

  • Attend our next Quality Education webinar in January, where Meridian experts will walk through the key changes. Email ILHEDISOps@mhplan.com to join our distribution list with registration information.
  • Stay tuned for the publication of our MY 2026 HEDIS Quick Reference Guide, your all-in-one resource to support care gap closure.

New Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) Measures

As NCQA advances its multiyear transition to digital reporting, the following measures can be reported using the ECDS method beginning in MY 2026.

  • Blood Pressure Control for Patients with Diabetes (BPD-E)
  • Follow-Up After Acute and Urgent Care Visits for Asthma (AAF-E)*
  • Tobacco Use Screening and Cessation Intervention (TSC-E)*

    *These new measures replace the AMR and MSC measures noted in the “Retired Measures” section below.

Measures that are now ECDS-only

For three common HEDIS measures below, only the ECDS reporting method can be used.

  • Lead Screening in Children (LSC-E)
  • Statin Therapy for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease (SPC-E)
  • Statin Therapy for Patients with Diabetes (SPD-E)

Revised Measures

  • Adult Immunization Status (AIS-E) now has a COVID-19 indicator for adults 65 years of age and older.
  • Depression Screening and Follow-Up for Adolescents and Adults (DSF-E); Prenatal Depression Screening and Follow-Up (PND-E); and Postpartum Depression Screening and Follow-Up (PDS-E) now allow the PROMIS® Emotional Distress instrument as an approved depression screening instrument for adults 18 years of age and older.
  • Follow-Up After High Intensity Care for Substance Use Disorder (FUI) has been revised in two critical ways:
    • Modified numerators allow substance use disorder diagnoses in any position on the claim.
    • An expanded numerator now includes peer support as an appropriate follow-up visit.
  • Social Needs Screening and Intervention (SNS-E) added provider assessments to the screening numerators.

Retired Measures

NCQA is retiring the following two measures in MY 2026:

  • Asthma Medication Ratio (AMR)
  • Medical Assistance with Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (MSC)