EQRS Alert: Unscheduled EQRS Data Submission Downtime

October 19, 2022

The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Reporting System (EQRS) will be unavailable for all data submission effective immediately Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Please cease all data submission activities until notified by CMS that data submission activities can resume.

This downtime is necessary to permit CMS to make essential data updates. These data updates are critical, and CMS is working to complete them as soon as possible. CMS will provide an update on data submission activities by the end of the week.  We thank you for your cooperation and patience.

If you need assistance with any other issues, please contact the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) Service Center. The CCSQ Service Center is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and can be reached via phone at: (866) 288-8912, via email at: qnetsupport-esrd@cms.hhs.gov, or by going to CCSQ Support Central.