PQRS Qualified Registry Reporting Option
- NextGen is a CMS Qualified PQRS Registry for 2014 per CMS.gov/pqrs website Registry vendor list at: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/Registry-Reporting.html
- Qualified PQRS Registry reporting uses PQRS Registry measures codes included on the cms.gov/pqrs website
- HQM submits data on behalf of clients directly to CMS via XML format
- To request HQM PQRS Registry program you must log a ticket for PQRS 2014 specifying your reporting option: PQRS INDV, PQRS GROUP or PQRS GRPO
- To do GPRO Registry reporting through HQM, you must have registered with CMS and have selected GPRO Qualified Registry reporting option
- HQM existing client program request deadline for PQRS 2014 is January 30, 2015
- HQM new client installations deadline for PQRS 2014 is January 30, 2015
- PQRS Registry Submission ends March 20, 2015
PQRS EHR Reporting “Aligned Option”
- NextGen is a 2014 CEHRT vendor and a PQRS EHR Reporting Data Submission Vendor
- See CMS.gov/pqrs website for more information about the EHR Reporting option at: http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/PQRS/Electronic-Health-Record-Reporting.html
- Through this mechanism HQM can submit a QRDA cat III file directly to CMS on clients behalf
- EHR Reporting uses CMS CQMs, the most updated eCQMs June 2013 version (except CMS140v1) found at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/eCQM_Library.html
- To request HQM PQRS EHR Reporting “Aligned Option” you must log a ticket for PQRS 2014 specifying your reporting option: EHR Reporting “Aligned”
- To do GPRO EHR Reporting “Aligned” through HQM, you must have registered with CMS and selected GPRO EHR Reporting option
- To use this mechanism to do “Aligned Reporting” – i.e., to report for PQRS and meet the CQM component of MU you must:
- Use 2014 CEHRT technology to report MU (and not report MU using 2011 CEHRT using Flexibility rule!)
- Providers must be beyond first year of MU
- Clients must be on KBM 8.3 with submission file generated from 2014 CEHRT
- Clients do not have to be on KBM 8.3 for full year
- Must report Medicare only patients for a 12 month period (Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014)
- Must report MU objectives through another mechanism (i.e. attestation)
- Clients may opt EHR Reporting solely for PQRS to report data for PQRS program alone – (i.e. – and elect to submit MU CQMs to the EHR Incentive Program separately)
- HQM existing client program request deadline for PQRS 2014 is January 30, 2015
- HQM new client installations deadline for PQRS 2014 is January 30, 2015
- CMS EHR Reporting “Aligned” Submission ends March 20, 2015; NextGen submission deadline is March 13, 2015.