2016 NextGen HQM PQRS Reporting Updates and Deadlines
NextGen Healthcare offers two available options for PQRS 2016 Submission using the NextGen Health Quality Measures (HQM) reporting module (i.e., the HQM Portal): PQRS Qualified Registry Reporting and PQRS EHR Reporting. Please review the information below to effectively manage reporting deadlines:
Please note that the NextGen Healthcare deadlines for new HQM installs and program requests for 2016 reporting have passed. Late requests will be considered but we cannot guarantee that the process can be completed in time to meet CMS submission deadlines.
PQRS EHR Reporting
The EHR Reporting program for QRDA file generation was released in HQM 4.2 and is available for client review. Please begin to review your files to work warnings and/or errors within the file as well as confirm data is correct. This will ensure you will be ready once we start CMS submissions the middle of January.
- February 24, 2017 – NextGen Healthcare deadline for clients to have their QRDA files approved and ready for submission to CMS
IMPORTANT: Please confirm that the Last data date shows 12/31/2016 prior to approving file.
- February 28, 2017, 8:00pm – CMS Deadline for NextGen Healthcare to submit client-approved QRDA files submitted to CMS
PQRS Qualified Registry Reporting:
The PQRS Registry program for XML file generation was released in NextGen HQM 4.2 and is available for client review. Please begin to review your files to work warnings and/or errors within the file as well as confirm data is correct. This will ensure you will be ready once we start CMS submissions in the middle of January.
March 10, 2017 – NextGen Healthcare deadline for clients to have their XML file(s) approved and ready for submission to CMS.
IMPORTANT: Please confirm that the Last data date shows 12/31/2016 prior to approving file.
- March 31, 2017, 8:00pm – CMS Deadline for NextGen Healthcare to submit client-approved XML files submitted to CMS
We encourage review of your files as early as possible to ensure no delays with being able to approve your files for submission to CMS when it starts the middle of January and to meet these deadlines. These deadlines will allow NextGen Healthcare to receive all responses back from CMS regarding initial submissions and resubmissions in a timely manner as well as enable us to assist clients with any needed corrections or further resubmissions through the end of CMS Reporting.