EQRS News Flash: Updated Form CMS-2728 Available in EQRS on October 1, 2024

On November 30, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Form CMS-2728 (also known as the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medical Evidence Report Medicare Entitlement and/or Patient Registration) on CMS.gov with a note that a date for when Form CMS-2728 would be available in the ESRD Quality Reporting System (EQRS) was forthcoming.

CMS is happy to announce that effective October 1, 2024, the updated Form CMS-2728 will automatically generate in the EQRS Patient Registry application whenever an Initial, Re-entitlement, or Supplemental Form CMS-2728 is added. The EQRS version will align with the version as released on CMS.gov on this date.

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PY 2025 ESRD QIP Preview Period Starts in One Week

PY 2025 ESRD QIP Preview Period Starts in One Week

July 9, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds you that the Payment Year (PY) 2025 End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program (ESRD QIP) Preview Period is scheduled to open on Monday, July 15, 2024, and close on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. (more…)

EQRS News Flash: Coming Soon! New EQRS Rebranding and Top Navigation Bar Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing work to rebrand the applications in the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Reporting System (EQRS) to the EQRS Patient Registry and EQRS Quality Incentive Program (QIP).

As part of this work, on June 10, 2024, CMS will release an update to the top navigation bar that will allow users to change applications more easily. This will simplify moving between the Patient Registry and QIP applications and will allow users with access to multiple facilities to change more easily between facilities.

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PY 2025 ESRD QIP Preview Period Webinar

PY 2025 ESRD QIP Preview Period Webinar  July 16, 2024, from 2-3:30PM ET    Featuring:  Summary of the Payment Year 2025 Preview Period What’s New in PY 2025 How to Access ESRD QIP Preview Period Reports How to Submit Inquiries during Preview Period Important Date and Deadline Reminders   REGISTER TODAY

All events are recorded and made available on MyCROWNWeb.org shortly after they occur.

June New User Training Registration is Open

The End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Outreach, Communication, and Training (EOCT) Team would like to announce the registration for the June ESRD Quality Reporting System (EQRS) New User Training event, scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET is now open. Information is available via the Training Calendar. (more…)

June 2024 Town Hall Event

The End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Outreach, Communication, and Training (EOCT) Team invites you to attend the June 2024 Town Hall event. This event will feature information on new ESRD Quality Reporting System (EQRS) updates including the new Vascular Access Clinical Dashboard, the renamed EQRS Patient Registry and QIP applications, and the new Top Navigation bar and the Change Application/Organizations functionality. We’ll also cover ESRD data reporting deadlines, EOCT announcements, recap the Commitment to Health Equity Attestation requirements, and the new Inactive Reason column on the Dialysis Facility Transplant Waitlist Dashboard, and finish by answering user submitted and frequently asked questions.
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