AUDIOLOGY QUALITY CONSORTIUM Audiology Quality Consortium The Audiology Quality Consortium (AQC) is a forum of representatives from a broad cross-section of audiology organizations. Its mission is to advance the following goals: ❚ Collaborate on the development of audiology quality measures for use in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MeritBased Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and with other health care payers ❚ Monitor the status of audiology quality measures for reporting under MIPS and other health care payers ❚ Respond to proposed rules and measure changes by CMS and other measure owners on behalf of the audiology community Educate audiologists regarding audiology quality reporting and MIPS requirements The AQC consists of representatives from nine member organizations. For more information, visit https:// audiologyquality.org/about-aqc/. ❚ American Speech-LanguageHearing Association (ASHA) https://www.asha.org/ ❚ American Academy of Audiology (AAA) https://www.audiology.org/ ❚ Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) https://www.audiologist.org/ ❚ Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA) https://www.audrehab.org/ ❚ NEWS YOU NEED NOW in our customized biweekly e-newsletter ASHA Now 28 2021 AUDIOLOGY CONNECTIONS asha.org/aud ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ Association of VA Audiologists (AVAA) https://myavaa.org/ Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies (DSHPSHWA) http://www.dshpshwa.org/ Educational Audiology Association (EAA) http://edaud.org/ Military Audiology Association (MAA) http://militaryaudiology.org/ National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) https://www.hearingconservation. org/https://www.myavaa.org/ http://www.audiologyquality.org/about-aqc/ http://www.audiologyquality.org/about-aqc/ http://www.dshpshwa.org/ https://www.asha.org/ http://www.edaud.org/ https://www.audiology.org/ http://www.militaryaudiology.org/ https://www.audiologist.org/ https://www.hearingconservation.org https://www.hearingconservation.org https://www.audrehab.org/ http://www.asha.org/aud