Washington State Common Measure Set

The WSCMS is a collection of measures that track progress toward healthier outcomes and serve as a foundation for health care accountability in Washington State.

What is the Washington State Common Measure Set (WSCMS)?

A collection of measures that provide the foundation for health care accountability and performance tracking in Washington State. The development and ongoing evolution and implementation of a set of measures is mandated in House Bill 2572 (2013-14).

Washington State Common Measure Set (2026)
Washington State Common Measure Set - simplified (2026)

Who creates the WSCMS?

The Performance Measures Coordinating Committee (PMCC) is responsible for the ongoing development and evolution of the WSCMS. A "starter set" of measures was approved by the PMCC with the support of temporary technical work groups in December 2014. The starter set is intended to evolve over time as the science of measurement and state priorities change. The PMCC continues to hold public meetings to consider recommendations for the measure set.

PMCC member list

Upcoming meetings

Date, time, and location	Materials
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Time: 10 a.m. - noon Meeting link: Join Teams meeting (no registration required) This meeting will be held simultaneously online and in-person at Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) in the Sue Crystal Conference Room on the 1st floor. See directions and parking information.	Agenda (2/10/2026)

Date, time, and location

Materials

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - noon
Meeting link: Join Teams meeting (no registration required)

This meeting will be held simultaneously online and in-person at Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) in the Sue Crystal Conference Room on the 1st floor.

See directions and parking information.

Agenda (2/10/2026)

Past meetings

2025

Date	Materials
Monday, December 15	Agenda (12/15/2025) Meeting slides (12/15/2025) Meeting minutes (12/15/2025) Public comments (12/15/2025) WSCMS 2026 simple draft WSCMS 2026 working draft - version one WSCMS 2026 working draft - version two
Monday, October 13, 2025	Agenda (10/13/2025) Meeting minutes (10/13/2025) Meeting slides (10/13/2025) PMCC recommendations for 2025 review of WSCMS as of October 13, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025	Agenda (7/21/25) Meeting summary (7/21/25) Meeting slides (7/21/25) Review of WSCMS comments (7/21/25) Reference guide 2025 WSCMS Draft framework for 2025 WSCMS Draft recommendations for PMCC 2025 review of WSCMS WSCMS 2025 combined committee results WSCMS 2025 biennial review Measurement selection criteria
Thursday, June 26, 2025	Meeting summary (6/26/2025)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025	Agenda (5/07/2025) Meeting slides (5/07/2025) Meeting summary (5/07/2025)
Friday, February 21, 2025	Agenda (2/21/2025) Meeting slides (2/21/2025) Meeting summary (2/21/2025)

2024

Date	Materials
Monday, December 9	Agenda (12/9/2024) Meeting slides (12/9/2024) Meeting summary (12/9/2024)
Friday, October 25	Agenda (10/25/2024) Meeting slides (10/25/2024) PMCC meeting summary (10/25/2024) Primary care measures implementation guidelines
Friday, May 31	Meeting agenda (5/31/2024) Meeting slides (5/31/2024) Meeting summary (5/31/2024)
Tuesday, March 5, 2024	Meeting summary (3/5/2024) Agenda (3/5/2024) Slide deck (3/5/2024)

2023

Date	Materials
December 15, 2023	Agenda (12/15/2023) Slide deck (12/15/2023) Meeting summary (12/15/2023)
Wednesday, October 18, 2023	Agenda (10/18/2023) Slide deck (10/18/2023) 2023 Evaluation of Washington Common Measure Set
Friday, May 5, 2023	Agenda (05/05/2023) Slide deck (05/05/2023) Meeting summary (05/05/2023)
Monday, January 30, 2023	Agenda (01/30/2023) Slide deck (01/30/2023)

2022

Date	Materials
Monday, October 31, 2022	Agenda (10/31/2022) Slide deck (10/31/2022) Measurement changes for 2023
Friday, April 22, 2022	Meeting summary (04/22/2022) Agenda (04/22/2022) Slide deck (04/22/2022) House Bill 1860 History of the Washington State Common Measure Set
Friday, January 21, 2022	Meeting summary (01/21/2022) Agenda (01/21/2022) Slide deck (01/21/2022) Advanced care planning measurement specification State of health equity measurement - white paper

Contact

Email: Performance Measures Coordinating Committee

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