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Mon 26 Sep
Updated Pre-Submission Validation Application (PSVA) Tool Now Available - September 23, 2016
The Pre-Submission Validation Application (PSVA) tool assists hospitals and their vendors to identify and correct errors within their Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I files prior to data submission to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data receiving system. An updated version of the PSVA Tool (1.2) is available for download from the Secure File Exchange area of the QualityNet Secure Portal September 23, 2016.
In response to user requests for... Read more
Mon 26 Sep
QRDA Category I File Errors – CONF CMS_0060 and CONF CMS_0062
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data receiving system for Calendar Year 2016 reporting is experiencing an increase in Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I test files with the CMS_0060 and CMS_0062 conformance statements. Conformance statements, commonly referred to as CONF or validation statements, are generated by the CMS data receiving system to explain to the data submitter the reasons why files are unable to be processed. The information below references the CONF CMS_0060 and CONF CMS_0062 error messages for the identified problems with the... Read more
Sat 24 Sep
Hospital Quality Reporting Release 10.2
We are pleased to announce the release of Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) 10.2. This release includes modifications to Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR), Electronic Health Record (EHR), Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP), Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting (IPFQR), and Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) programs and initiatives, which are detailed below. It is now available on... Read more
Tue 20 Sep
VSAC 2.11.6 Release Notes
NLM released VSAC update version 2.11.6 on September 14, 2016
NEW: CDC Race and Ethnicity Code Set Roll-up Code Supplement File (VSAC Download tab)
In support of the 2015 Edition Common Clinical Data Set, this value set supplement file allows systems to discover the appropriate "roll-up" race code, given a detailed race code from the CDCREC Race & Ethnicity Code System (Code System OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.6.238). This code system has a hierarchical structure wherein all the detailed specific... Read more
Mon 19 Sep
2016 Change Review Process (CRP) for eCQMs
The 2016 Change Review Process (CRP) for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) is now underway on the JIRA CQM project. The goal of the CRP is to work with eCQM implementers to determine the impact of an update, while minimizing provider and health IT vendor burden in the collection, capture, calculation, and reporting of eCQMs. For 2016, stakeholders will have the opportunity to review and comment on proposed changes to the eCQM specifications through the JIRA website. To participate in the CRP, users must have a JIRA account. Users can sign up for an account... Read more
Mon 19 Sep
Cypress v3:3.0.1 Patch Release
The Cypress eCQM certificaiton testing tool has released a new patch. The installation and upgrade instructions are available on the wiki. Changelog for the release is below:
Bug Fixes
Wed 14 Sep
Upgrading Java Version in preparation for Updated Pre-Submission Validation Application (PSVA) Tool Available late September 2016
The Pre-Submission Validation Application (PSVA) Tool assists hospitals and their vendors to identify and correct errors within their Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I files prior to data submission to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) data receiving system. An updated version of the PSVA Tool (1.2) will be available for download from the Secure File Exchange area of the QualityNet Secure Portal beginning late September, 2016.
In preparation... Read more
Thu 01 Sep
eCQM Receiving System Accepting Production Files Beginning October 1, 2016
On October 1, 2016,the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) data receiving system will begin accepting production file submissions for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. Submissions must be in Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Category I file format and sent through the QualityNet Secure Portal. The CMS data receiving system will remain open for QRDA I file submissions until the CY 2016 reporting period submission deadline on... Read more