Clinical quality measures are used by clinicians and healthcare organizations to evaluate patient care processes, structures, and outcomes in order to identify areas for improvement. There is an increased demand for the development of robust, evidence-based quality measures that are broadly applicable, meaningful, and patient-centered. Measures can inform stakeholders how the healthcare system is performing, help identify weaknesses, and prioritize opportunities to leverage mechanisms to drive quality improvement.

Measurement science at ASCO includes three distinct but well-integrated areas — measure conceptualization, measure specification development, and measure testing — each of which is essential to producing high-quality measures ready for widespread adoption and implementation.

Submit Concepts for Measure Development

The 2023 solicitation of new measure topics is now closed. The 2024 solicitation will occur from June to August 2024. Please contact measurement@asco.org if you have any questions.

Please note that every submission will be reviewed by ASCO staff prior to being presented to and evaluated by the ASCO Measures Steering Group (MSG), charged with oversight of ASCO measure development activities. MSG will present its final recommendations to the ASCO Joint Certification Committee for approval. While it is not guaranteed that your submission will be prioritized for development, we thank you for taking the time to submit a topic and look forward to reviewing your measure concept(s).

View our Measures Library, Open Comment and Measures in Development pages for more information.