CMS Streamlines Systems for QPP Data Submission and Access

If you’re participating in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) or are a representative of an Alternative Payment Model (APM) that reports data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through the QPP website (such as a Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organization (ACO)), you can sign in to the QPP website to view, submit, and manage your data. As of December 19, 2018, CMS has updated and streamlined our systems to better serve you.

What is Changing?

CMS is transitioning the system used to create identity management accounts and request access to the QPP website from the Enterprise Identity Data Management System (EIDM) to the HCQIS Access Roles and Profile System (HARP), and all users will manage access to the organizations they represent for reporting quality data and viewing their MIPS feedback directly through the QPP website.

This transition does not impact your ability to access legacy program reports, such as the Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) or Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Feedback Reports, that are available on the CMS Enterprise Portal.

What Do Users Need to Do?

If you already have an EIDM account with a role for QPP, you’ll automatically be transitioned to HARP. You don’t need to take any additional action. You’ll use your existing EIDM user ID and password to sign in to the QPP website, and you’ll have access to the same organization(s).

Moving forward, you’ll manage your user ID, password and access to organizations through the QPP website, instead of EIDM. If you need to manage your password, you can do so through HARP, by clicking on a link on the QPP sign in page. You can also request authorization to connect to different organizations by signing in to the QPP website. For more information on this process, refer to the Connect to an Organization guide in the QPP Access User Guide(zip).

If you don’t have an EIDM account that lets you sign in to the QPP website, you’ll need to register for a HARP account. For a step-by-step guide to signing up for a HARP account, refer to the Register for a HARP Account guide in the QPP Access User Guide (zip).

If you currently have a Security Official role for your organization(s), you’ll now approve requests by signing in to the QPP website, instead of through the CMS Enterprise Portal. This will allow security officials to manage all QPP activities through one, easy-to-use portal. Like staff users, Security Officials can use their existing EIDM user ID and password to sign in to the QPP website—you don’t need to create a new account. Learn more about the steps a Security Official needs to take to approve requests through the QPP website in the Security Officials: Manage Access guide in the QPP Access User Guide (zip).

For More Information download the QPP Access User Guide (zip):

Before You Begin
Register for a HARP Account
Connect to an Organization
Security Officials: Manage Access

Questions?

Contact the Quality Payment Program at QPP@cms.hhs.gov or 1-866-288-8292 (TTY: 1-877-715-6222).

Physician Compare Preview Period Extended to January 7th

CMS opened the Physician Compare preview period on November 30, 2018 at 10 AM ET (7 AM PT). The 30-day preview period provides an opportunity for clinicians and groups to review their 2017 Quality Payment Program performance information before it is publicly reported on Physician Compare profile pages and in the Downloadable Database.

The preview period is extended and is now ending Monday, January 7, 2019 at 8pm ET (5 PM PT).

You can access the secured measure preview through the Quality Payment Program website.

Check out the resources below on how to preview your data:

For additional assistance with accessing the Quality Payment Program website, or obtaining your EIDM user role, contact the Quality Payment Program service center at QPP@cms.hhs.gov.

To learn more about the 2017 Quality Payment Program performance information and 2016 clinician utilization data that are available for preview, download the following documents from the Physician Compare Initiative page:

If you have any questions about Physician Compare, public reporting, or the 30-day preview period, please contact us at PhysicianCompare@Westat.com.