Additional Influenza Vaccination Options and Updated Form CMS-2728 and Form CMS-2746 Available in EQRS on October 1, 2024

Additional Influenza Vaccination Options and Updated Form CMS-2728 and Form CMS-2746 Available in EQRS on October 1, 2024  

September 27, 2024 

On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating the options users may select for influenza vaccinations in EQRS. Under Vaccination Name in the Add Vaccination Data screen the vaccinations listed in Table 1 will be added to the existing list of influenza vaccines. As a reminder, the current influenza vaccination reporting period in EQRS begins August 1, 2024, and ends April 30, 2025. 

Table 1. New Influenza Vaccination Codes  

Additionally, this is a reminder that on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the updated Form CMS-2728 and Form CMS-2746 will be released in the EQRS Patient Registry application. To assist with this release, CMS requests that all users refrain from submitting these forms between 9:00am-10:00am Eastern Standard Time on October 1, 2024. A notification will be sent to all users when form submissions can resume in EQRS.

Training slides and recordings describing the Form CMS-2728 and Form CMS-2746 updates can be found here: September EQRS Stakeholder Meeting | My CROWN Web

CMS-2728 Reminders

• The new form will generate whenever an Initial, Re-entitlement, or Supplemental Form CMS-2728 is added.  
• Updated form can be found here: End Stage Renal Disease Evidence Report (cms.gov) 
• The updated Form will capture additional patient details in sections A, B, C, and F and will also contain an updated International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 List of Primary Causes of Renal Disease. 
• Reference guide can be found here: Reference Guide: Form CMS-2728 Updates (Version 2023) (mycrownweb.org) 
• FAQs can be found here: Form CMS-2728 Updates (Version 2023): Frequently Asked Questions (mycrownweb.org)

CMS-2746 Reminders

• Updated form can be found here: ESRD Death Notification (cms.gov)
• Reference guide can be found here: Reference Guide Version 2023_Form CMS-2746 Updates_508 (mycrownweb.org) 
• Resources are available on the Education page on www.MyCROWNWeb.org. 

For assistance with EQRS technical 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, email at qnetsupport-esrd@cms.hhs.gov, or online at the CCSQ Support Center.

For assistance with general EQRS and ESRD QIP questions, please contact the ESRD QIP Team via the QualityNet Q&A Tool.