EQRS Program Issues

As of February 24, 2021

Program Impact	Technical Issue(s)	Projected Completion Date	Percent Complete
Unable to calculate star ratings for facilities	Star Rating contractor does not have access to data Incomplete/Inaccurate data in EQRS due to “relaxed” validation rules	8/31/2021	5%
Unable to measure quality for payment adjustment	Data submitters are not able to view and confirm submitted information. Incomplete/Inaccurate data in EQRS due to “relaxed” validation rules	8/31/2021	5%
Coverage Termination	Inability to update Patient Records Duplicate Patient Records Inability to generate Patient Reports Inability to edit or delete submitted Patient enrollment forms CMS Annual Facility Survey can not be generated or contains erroneous data.	6/1/2021	50%
Unable to accurately report to Congress for formulation of ESRD Network budget	Reports required for researching data discrepancies does not exist. Annual Facility Survey (used for budget formation) is being generated with faulty data. Slow system response time is preventing completion of the Annual Facility Survey Outdated Data. Update services intermittently stop but appear to be still running.	6/1/2021	10%
Overpayment of claims	Inability to update Patient Records Duplicate Patient Records		100%

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