Upcoming Quality Payment Program Webinars in February and March

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting several webinars in the upcoming weeks including a two-part webinar series to provide information about the 2019 Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and an office hours session to answer questions about 2018 MIPS data submission.

For more information and to register for the webinars, please see below for additional information.

2018 MIPS Data Submission Webinar:

Subject matter experts from the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) will discuss frequently asked questions about submitting MIPS data through the QPP website and will answer live questions from attendees.

Title: MIPS Data Submission for Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program Office Hours – Session 1

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Registration Link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms/index.jsp?seid=1370

QCDR Measures Webinars:

The first webinar will provide an overview of the QCDR measure development process, including measure requirements, principles, and structures. The second webinar will focus on the QCDR measure review process.

Title: 2019 QCDR Measure Workgroup Session 1 Webinar: QCDR Measure Development

Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019; 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Registration Link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms/index.jsp?seid=1362

Title: 2019 QCDR Measure Workgroup Session 2 Webinar: QCDR Measure Review Process

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2019; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET

Registration Link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms/index.jsp?seid=1428

The audio portion of these webinars will be broadcast through the web. You can listen to the presentations through your computer speakers. If you cannot hear audio through your computer speakers, please contact CMSQualityTeam@ketchum.com.

For More Information:

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

New MIPS Resources Available on QPP.CMS.GOV

CMS has posted the following new resources to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library:

2018 Data Submission User Guide – Details how to submit data to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the 2018 performance period.
2019 Claims Data Submission Fact Sheet – Provides an overview of the process for collecting and submitting 2019 data for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Quality performance category through Medicare Part B claims.
2019 QCDR Measure Specifications –This excel file provides detailed measure specifications for 2019 Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) measures and corresponding calculations.
2019 MIPS Data Validation Criteria – Lists the 2019 criteria used to audit and validate data submitted in each of the Merit-based Incentive Payment (MIPS) performance categories. Currently, data validation criteria is only available for the Improvement Activities performance category.
2019 Improvement Activities Performance Category Fact Sheet – Provides an overview of the 2019 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activities performance category.
2019 Facility-based Measurement Fact Sheet - Describes the process used to assess performance at the facility level for select Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians, groups, and virtual groups whose primary health care responsibilities take place in hospital settings.

We also recently released a series of demo videos to:

Provide step-by step instructions on how to navigate the new HCQIS Access Roles and Profile (HARP) System, and
Explain how to submit and review your 2018 MIPS data through the QPP website.

To access the videos, visit the QPP Resource Library and search for “Videos” under “Resource Type.”

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