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Established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), QualityNet (also referred to as the QualityNet Portal (QNP)) provides healthcare quality improvement news, resources and data reporting tools and applications used by healthcare providers, hospitals, physician offices,  and others for various Lines of Business (LOBs).  Among the information that can be found on the QualityNet Portal are  measures specifications and definitions,  reporting requirements, and program specifications. There are also helpful resources such as reporting dates, webinars, and resources.

All the CMS quality program information provided on QualityNet is organized by provider type into  six broad categories of care or healthcare communities:  Inpatient Hospitals, Outpatient Hospitals, Prospective Payment System (PPS) Exempt Cancer Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities.



QualityNet Secure Portal

The QualityNet Secure Portal (QSP) houses various applications for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality reporting programs.

Accessed via login from QualityNet, the QualityNet Secure Portal is the only CMS approved website for secure communications and healthcare quality  data exchange between: Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), hospitals, physician offices, nursing homes, end stage renal disease (ESRD) networks and facilities, and data vendors.

The goal of the QualityNet Secure Portal is to help improve the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries by providing for the safe, efficient exchange of information regarding their care.



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This will include links to the user resources for QNP including a Tip Sheet

Memos



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FAQs



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title1) What is the URL to access QualityNet?

https://www.qualitynet.org


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title2) Are there any security requirements around accessing QualityNet?

No, it is a public site and does not require any security credentials to access.


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title3) What is the process for uploading updated or new materials to the QualityNet.org site?

Submitters should open a ticket with the QualityNet Service Desk, attaching any relevant documents. See QualityNet Content Submission for a description of the process.


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title4) What is the retention policy for content on the QualityNet site?

The Information Systems Group (ISG) of CMS has directed that content be retained on the QualityNet website for seven years.




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QNP is currently following a 2 week release cadence schedule. Please see below for details about each release.

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Release Version

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5/30/2019HCMS 1.0Initial release of H-CMS
8/19/2019HCMS 1.12nd release of H-CMS
9/25/2019QNP 2.0MVP Release of QNP 2.0

10.08/2019 

QNP 2.0.1Searching with paranthesis; 404 error; Large payloads & content history; Admin UI login page in IE

10/22/2019

QNP 2.0.2Update Q&A tool urls; Debug Listserve in prod; Remove published status from dropdown options
11/05/2019QNP 2.1.0NGINX error logging; Edit/update file functionality; Large download files to indicate download status
11/19/2019QNP 2.1.1Token refresh; Update navigation with 'RP' for HAC; Fix preview link in content associated pages
12/04/2019QNP 2.1.2Allow preview of nonpublished page and nonpublished content; Show all pages a file lives on under Associated Pages
12/20/2019QNP 2.1.3QNP admin caching function change; Payload issue
1/14/2020QNP 2.1.4Deployed updated Q&A Tool urls; Multitenancy- Modify AWS lambda function; Scheduling-publish- design
1/28/2020QNP 2.2.0Multitenancy- Database updates, creating data services, etc.
2/12/2020QNP 2.2.1Remediate Sonar findings; Angular UI upgrade
2/25/2020QNP 2.2.2Sonar and 508 defect remediation; Angular UI upgrade for Admin UI; Scheduling publish feature
3/24/2020QNP 2.2.3Sonar Quality Metrics, 508 Defect Resolution, H-CMS program by ID/role; Archiving enhancement
4/7/2020QNP 2.2.4Sonar Quality Metrics, 508 defects for admin UI, Defect resolution
4/21/2020QNP 2.2.5508 Defect Resolution for Admin UI.
5/05/2020QNP 2.2.6Update calendar date picker to be 508 compliant in all browsers
5/12/2020QNP 2.2.6.1PROD 2 Cutover
5/19/2020QNP 2.2.7Q&A Tool updates, Dashes defect, AMI Updates, Confirm pop up to publish button in QNP Admin UI
6/17/2020QNP 3.0.0QualityNet Mailer
6/23/2020QNP 3.0.1QualityNet Mailer public UI was updated with new HSAG email address












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For any QNP related questions or questions relating to content on the QualityNet website, Please contact the QualityNet Help Desk via email at qnetsupport@hcqis.org.


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QNP website: QualityNet

QNP Content Submission: QNP Submission








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