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titleFebruary 2August 23, 2024
The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

CCSQ ServiceNow Version Upgrade from Utah to Washington DC

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Onboarding Team

Service Catalog Onboarding Form Changes

Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow will begin the upgrade from the Utah version to the Washington DC version tonight On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET. This upgrade will not cause any system downtime, and customers will be able to continue using CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the updates below to the Service Catalog Onboarding form:

  • Correct hyphenated use of Onboarding at the form level from ‘On-boarding’ to ‘Onboarding’
  • The following will be removed:
    • The sentence, “Contact your On-boarding Project Manager with questions about the On-Boarding process.”
    • Site Location questions
    • Contracting Officer field
    • Onboarding Project Manager field
    • Shipping Address fields
    • Billing Information fields including zip code field
    • Contractor Project Manager Information fields including job title field
  • The following fields will be added and/or changed:
    • Added under the Task Order Number field
      • Field Label: DUA Number
      • Field Type: Optional – Open text
    • Added under the DUA Number field
      • Field Label: DUA Expiration Date
      • Field Type: Optional – calendar select
    • Contractor Shipping POC Name changes from ‘Contractor Shipping POC Name’ to ‘Contractor POC Name’
    • Contractor Shipping POC Email changes from ‘Contractor Shipping POC Email’ to ‘Contractor POC Email’

 Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Internal Customers

IT Service Catalog: Requested Item (RITM) Closed Update

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an update for any IT Services Catalog item (RITM), when the ‘State’ field is ‘Closed Complete’ or ‘Closed Incomplete,’ the ‘Variables’ tab in the RITM will be locked down. The RITM will be read-only and cannot be edited. This will ensure the data being submitted is consistent.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central, iQIES/QIES/ASPEN, CCSQ ServiceNow Platform and Portal Customers

iQIES Idea Portal Enhancements

while the upgrade is implemented.

CCSQ ServiceNow is upgraded annually to ensure that CCSQ ServiceNow customers have continued access to support services and the latest ServiceNow features.

The Release Notes for upgrading from Utah to Washington DC can be found on the ServiceNow website.

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The following maintenance task has been completed:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Hospital Hardship Customers

Hospital Hardship Form Updates

On August 6, 2024, at 9:30 AM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow fixed an error with the Hospital Hardship form end dates. The application period for program year 2023 closes on August 31, 2024, for Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and November 30, 2024, for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).

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The following maintenance task has been completed:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow CSM Configurable Workspace Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow: CSM Configurable Workspace Updates

On August 6, 2024, at 9:30 AM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow fixed an issue with the ‘Description’ field, ‘Create Case’ button and ‘Agent Assist’ pane in CSM Configurable Workspace. The ‘Description’ field was not displaying data for ES Case Type and the ‘Create Case’ button was not appearing for agents to select. The ‘Agent Assist’ pane appeared when it should not have, causing agents to toggle between screens. This fix will resolve the issues reported in CMS Configurable Workspace for agents.

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The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers and Agents

Agent Workspace Migration to CSM Configurable

On August On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Customer and Idea Manager experience on the iQIES Idea Portal. Enhancements to the iQIES Idea Portal include:

  • The ‘Introductory Statement’ for the Idea Portal will be updated to:

"Welcome to the iQIES Idea Portal! To get started, click the Create an Idea button below. Once you submit your idea, it will be reviewed by the iQIES team to determine next steps. Be sure to vote on ideas you find most significant to help CMS understand consumer feedback. To keep track of your own ideas, click the My Ideas tab. To view all idea submissions, click the All Ideas tab.

Subscribe to an idea to receive a weekly update on the status of the idea. If you need assistance or want to learn more, please refer to the iQIES Ideal Portal User Manual."

  • A mandatory field message alert on the ‘Create an idea’ page will notify customers when required fields are not completed.
    • When there are incomplete mandatory fields, upon clicking the ‘Create Idea’ button, an error message pop-up window will appear at the top of the form. The error message reads “Some sections are incomplete.” and includes the names of the mandatory fields to complete.
    • Click the ‘X’ in the error message to close that window.
    • The focus will then be directed to the first incomplete mandatory field upon closing the error message.
    • The error message will reappear if the ‘Create Idea’ button is clicked again without completing the mandatory field(s). 

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  • On the ‘Create an Idea’ page, a new mandatory text field under ‘Other’ will be added for the customer to enter their role.

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  • All Ideas List View Updates
    • A ‘Comment’ button is added under the ‘Subscribe’ button.
    • The ‘Comment Count’ under ‘Categories’ will display how many comments are on each idea.

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    • Idea ‘Sort by’ drop down updates include:
      • The ‘Created’ option will be updated to ‘Created Date.’
      • An option for viewing the ideas that the Customer subscribed to called ‘My Subscriptions’ will be added as a dropdown selection.

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  • Navigation Updates
    • The ‘Back to Idea Portal Home’ link that was at the bottom right of the page will be changed to a ‘Back to Top‘ arrow.

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    •  Navigational links will be added to the top of every page to improve navigation around the iQIES Idea Portal.
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    • Selections made in the drop-down menus (Status, Category, Sort by) on the Home page will be saved when customers navigate to another page and return to the Home page. When the customer navigates to the Idea Details view, they can easily navigate back to the All Ideas List view using the new navigational links. The selections made in the drop-down menus will persist, so the customer doesn’t have to select them again, creating a better user experience.
  • The Idea Submitted email notification will include a new option to unsubscribe: “If you feel you received this message in error or no longer wish to receive updates, click here to be removed from the idea subscription.”

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  • iQIES customers who submit ideas will receive email notifications when an iQIES Idea Manager leaves a comment on their idea. Idea submitters will be able to respond to the iQIES Idea Managers by clicking the ‘Provide Additional Info’ button in the email notification. These responses will go to the iQIES Idea Managers and will also be posted as a comment within the idea on the portal.

This update makes it easier for submitters and managers to respond without having to login to the iQIES Idea Portal to share the comment.

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For more information, review the Master Article for iQIES Idea Portal and related Knowledge Articles in CCSQ ServiceNow. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.

Affected Customers: CCSQServiceNow Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: Update reCAPTCHA Challenge Error Message

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET CCSQ ServiceNow will update the reCAPTCHA message on the following portal webpages. This update will improve the ServiceNow customer experience by standardizing the reCAPTCHA pop-up message for these portals.

  • QualityNet Question and Answer Site
    • Q&A Ask a Question (new)
    • Q&A My Questions - Request a report of your open or closed Questions.
  • QSEP Help Center
  • iQIES HCD Research Form
  • Support Central Track a Ticket

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When the customer does not check the “I’m not a robot” checkbox in reCAPTCHA, the customer will receive a standardized reCAPTCHA error message to address the security verification. The customer will click the ‘OK’ button to close the pop-up message. The focus will then be directed to reCAPTCHA box. The customer will click the “I’m not a robot” checkbox, and then click the appropriate ‘Submit’ or ‘Send’ button to proceed with their submission.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agents, Managers, and SOS Leadership

CCSQ ServiceNow Update: Canceled Incidents

migrate existing Agent Workspace to CSM configurable workspace in preparation for the Washington DC upgrade in ServiceNow. All ServiceNow Customers who currently utilize Agent Workspace will see the following changes:

  • Agent Workspace will be decommissioned and no longer available
  • Configurable Workspace will be activated to replace Agent Workspace

Benefits of this update include improved functionality, navigation, configuration ability, and overall experience for Agents in ServiceNow by migrating them from Agent workspace to CSM configurable workspace.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Teams

CCSQ ServiceNow: Automated Testing Framework (ATF) Platform - All Case Type Update

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the ATF Platform to include all Case Types:

  • EPCS
  • ES
  • QPP
  • HQR
  • EQRS
  • QSEP
  • iQIES/QIES/ASPEN
  • Original Case Form

This update to ServiceNow’s ATF will streamline and reduce the amount of manual effort needed to perform ServiceNow upgrade regression testing and overall functionality and feature testing for the case types in the ServiceNow Platform.


Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: Live Agent Chat ‘CARL’ Updates

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will make the following updates to the Live Agent Chat ‘CARL’:

  • When the customer hovers over ‘CARL,’ a message will be shown to draw attention.

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  • The ‘CARL’ icon will be displayed on the CCSQ Support Central pages, allowing the customer to access Live Agent Chat from anywhere on the site.
  • The HARP redirect prompt will now be available to customers after core hours, not just during business hours.

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  • The ‘End Conversation’ button will now be available at all times instead of just when ‘CARL’ is awaiting input from the customer.

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Affected Customers: HQR Idea Managers and Submitters

CCSQ Support Central: HQR Idea Portal

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the HQR Idea Portal, and provide easy access via CCSQ Support Central. The ServiceNow Idea Portal for HQR will provide a central location to for HQR to collect, curate, and promote ideas, enabling integration of customer feedback into future product development.

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  • HQR ‘Create Idea’

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  • HQR Idea List
    • Provides a list of all ideas submitted which customers can filter through using the three drop downs. 
    • Customers can subscribe or unsubscribe. 
    • Customers can Upvote on ideas.
    • Customers can comment on ideas.

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  • HQR Idea Details
    • Customers can view the idea description and how the idea will benefit HQR.
    • Customers unsubscribe in this view.
    • For Idea Managers ONLY – Selecting the ellipsis in the top right corner which will open a view to the platform to work the idea through their process for consideration.

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  • HQR Idea Manager Platform View
    • This is where Idea Managers can edit ideas and move them forward in their decision process as to whether it makes it onto the HQR Backlog for development.

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For more information, review the Master Article – HQR Idea Portal and related Knowledge Articles in CCSQ ServiceNow, after the update is completed on August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Knowledge Base Customers, Managers and Owners

CCSQ ServiceNow: Knowledge Notification Structure

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Knowledge Article process when a Knowledge Manager adds a work note to respond to a customer comment. Activating Notifications will ensure that all Ownership Group members are immediately notified when an action is needed or has been taken on an article that they own. The new notification structure will reduce the likelihood that a required action is missed by the Ownership Group.

New Notifications:

  • Knowledge Base in ‘Active Status’
    • A notification will be triggered to notify Knowledge Managers and Owners when a Knowledge Base is activated. The Knowledge Base will be available immediately so customers can view the Knowledge Articles.

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  • Knowledge Feedback Email:
    • When a customer leaves a comment or feedback on an article, this will create a Knowledge Feedback record.
    • Knowledge Manager views the Knowledge Feedback record and selects the email button in the top right that generates a prepopulated template.
    • Knowledge Manager can add their response to the feedback within the email template and send.
    • The outgoing email is captured in the activity log, so it achieves the goal of being sent to the customer and being posted for internal reference.

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Modifications to Existing Notifications: 

  • User Feedback Notifications - Additional Comments
    • When a customer comments on an article the author (latest version author) of that article, ServiceNow Knowledge Managers and the commenter will get notified. This will allow ServiceNow Knowledge Managers and the commenter to troubleshoot and potentially reach out and offer support. Once the Knowledge team responds, the commenter who commented will receive a notification.  

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For more information, review the Knowledge Article – Knowledge Management Notifications and related Knowledge Articles in CCSQ ServiceNow, after the update is completed on August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Services and Operation Support (SOS) Team and Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow: Major Incident Updates

On August On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update improve the existing Major Incident form. The ‘Cancel’ button and ‘Canceled’ State selection will no longer be available to CCSQ ServiceNow Agents. This was done to help reduce human error in the workflow.

The ‘Cancel’ button at the top right will only be visible to SOS Leadership.

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When a member of SOS Leadership clicks the ‘Cancel’ button, the entire form is read only (everything is grayed out) and the ‘State’ field will indicate ‘Canceled.’

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The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: Upgrade Prod to Utah Patch 9 Hot Fix 1

On February 3, 2024, at 6:00 AM ET CCSQ ServiceNow will be updated to include the Utah Patch 9 Hot Fix 1 upgrade as scheduled in HIWAVE as a part of the monthly patching program. Skipped list will be manually adjusted as needed.

ServiceNow Patches provide enhancements and security patching to the environment and will ensure that the production environment has the most current patch level to reduce the risk of potential vulnerabilities.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform and Portal Internal Customers

Assignment Group Name Updates

Process by updating the ‘Major Incident’ form in ServiceNow to provide more clarity and a better experience for SOS agents.

  • ‘Major Incident’ notification will update from ‘Work Notes’ to ‘Reject Reason.’

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  • The description field on the ‘Incident’ form will be relabeled from ‘Work Note’ to ‘Reject Reason for rejecting the ‘Major Incident Candidate’.

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  • The following buttons have been added to the ‘Incident’ form and will be available depending on the ‘Major Incident State:’
    • ‘Propose Major Incident’ and ‘Promote to Major Incident’

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    • ‘Reject Major Incident Candidate’

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    • ‘Demote Major Incident’

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For more information, review the Knowledge Article titled, Major Incident Functionality. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: Subscription Management Update

On August On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will rename and retire the following Assignment Groups.

Assignment Groups that will be renamed:

update the Subscription Management dashboard to contain accurate counts of purchased vs consumed for all of the CCSQ ServiceNow licensed products. The automation that will be put in place will ensure counts remain accurate.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: Restricted Access to Custom Tables

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will reduce the number of custom tables in use for the CCSQ ServiceNow programs and provide the ability to track all custom tables via Subscription Management.


Affected Customers: 1135 Waiver Submitters and 1135 Waiver Administrators

CCSQ ServiceNow: 1135/CMCS Waiver Updates

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the 1135/CMCS Waiver to now include the requesting justification in the ‘Case Open’ notification. The notification will list each waiver and the request justification in the child case form. This update provides agents the ability to copy/paste the justification from the submitter's response email in the parent case work notes section.

The waiver justification states:

  • “Brief description of how the 1135 waiver will support the state's response during the PHE:”

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Affected Customers: ESS Portal Customers

ESS Portal: Self-Service Portal ‘Incident Form’ Update

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the required fields on the ‘Incident Form’ on the ESS portal. The ‘Incident Form’ did not have the required fields marked previously and this change will prevent incidents from being created if required fields aren't populated.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow ADO Support Groups

CCSQ ServiceNow: Case Centric Script Update

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Case Centric Script to add the Assignment Group of the Case to the 'Group_List' field of the Incident when it is created from a Case. This update will reduce customer confusion and ensure the original Assignment Group on the Case retains visibility to the Incident created from the Case.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: QPP Incident Creation for Automation Failure

On August 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will create a new automation workflow process for failure of API call to QPP. The new automation workflows will have a process so that if the automation fails, an incident will be created to help resolve the QPP-->ServiceNow API Integration.

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 Assignment Groups that will be retired:

Service Center Assignment Groups that will be renamed:

 Service Center Assignment Groups that will be retired:

 

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow iQIES Customers

iQIES Case Form Update: ‘Participation Options’ Field Drop-down List in Alphabetical Order

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET CCSQ ServiceNow will update the iQIES Case Form drop-down list for the ‘Participation Options’ field to be listed in alphabetical order.

Affected Customers: ServiceNow ART Team

Platform Banner Announcements Update

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the CCSQ ServiceNow Platform banner configuration so the link will appear on the right side of the banner.

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Whenever clones are scheduled to any lower environment, automated banners will be populated using the new Next UI out-of-the-box banner process.

For more information on the process, review the following checklists:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central Update: Mobile Device Text

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET CCSQ ServiceNow will remove the overlapping text that appears in CCSQ Support Central when customers use a mobile device.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Support Central Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Support Central: ‘About Us’ Page Update

On February 2, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET CCSQ ServiceNow will update any heading, tab, or reference to the ‘About’ page in Support Central to be retitled ‘About Us.’ This will provide consistency in wording throughout CCSQ Support Central navigation tabs and individual page names to improve the overall customer experience.

The ‘About Us’ page provides information about the mission of CCSQ Service Center and the type of customers and questions/issues that are supported. The more the customer is aware of the relevance of the CCSQ Support Central website to the CCSQ Service Center, the more they will utilize its functions to submit and retrieve information.

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The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow QPP Service Center Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow: Integration with Quality Payment Program (QPP) Application Programming Interfaces (API) for Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Data Retrieval

On July 18, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will establish API Integration to simplify the ACO Data Retrieval process to auto-populate two fields on the ‘QPP Case form’ in ServiceNow. By developing and integrating an API, this relieves the QPP Team sending the monthly Excel report.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: CMS QIO Program (CQP) Updates

On July 18

Old HIDS Assignment Group Name

New Assignment Group Name

HIDS ART Servicenow Devops

ServiceNow ART DevOps

HIDS Knowledge Manager

ServiceNow Knowledge Managers

HIDS Knowledge Manager Publishers

ServiceNow Knowledge Management Publishers

HIDS OPS-SERVICENOW

ServiceNow Operations

HIDS Ops-ServiceNow Approvers

ServiceNow Approvers

HIDS Service Desk Publishers

Service Center Knowledge Publishers

HIDS ServiceNow Trainer Publishers

ServiceNow Trainer Knowledge Publishers

HIDS ServiceNow-Admins

ServiceNow Administrators

Public QA-Ventech

Service Center-Public QA

ISG Use Human-Centered Design

HIDS Access Management

ITSM subscribers

HIDS OPS-Active Directory

Password Reset Access

HIDS Service Management Office

Public QA - Lantana Group

HIDS Project Managers-ServiceNow

QNET QA P2 Enhancement Team

HIDS QA

QPP StartNow Implementation Group

HIDS Project Managers-Infrastructure

QPP Testers

HIDS ServiceNow-Business Analysts

Self Service password reset

HIDS Project Managers-ADO

ServiceNow - QPP

HIDS ServiceNow-Project Managers

ServiceNow LACE

HIDS ServiceNow-Scrum Masters

ServiceNow To JIRA Integration

Hospital Hardship Application

The Team Formerly Known as Echo Team A

CSM User

Old HIDS Assignment Group Name

New Assignment Group Name

HIDS CTI Agents

Service Center CTI Agents

HIDS Performance Analytics Admins

Service Center Performance Analytics Admins

HIDS Service Desk LMS Admin Publishers

Service Center Service Desk LMS Admin Publishers

HIDS Workflow Management

Service Center Workflow Management

HIDS Ventech Managers

HIDS Project Managers-ServiceDesk

Platcore Authors/Publishers

QPP Approval Group-New User Requests

Case-SLA Notification Group

Service Management Office (SMO)

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following CQP Program information in CCSQ Support Central:

  • ‘About Us’ Page:
    • Customers will be able to learn more about the CQP Program Information on the ‘About Us’ page of the CCSQ Support Central site.

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  • Assignment Group (ADP-CQP) Creation/Jira Integration
    • Customers will be able to Integrate with Jira using the existing ‘QSXA’ project so that their tickets are routed in Jira for the support team to review and work on their case.

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  • CARL/Virtual Agent
    • Customers will be able to see CQP Program Information added in CARL so that they know what program to select from when engaging in Live Chat.

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  • CQP Line of Business Contact Information
    • Customers will be able to view information for the CQP Program in the ‘Contact Us’ page of the CCSQ Support Central site so that they know how to reach out for assistance.

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  • ‘Create a Ticket’:
    • Customers will be able to create a ticket in the CCSQ Support Central portal and track their ticket with the new CQP program.

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  • ‘Create a Ticket/Track A Ticket’ Survey
    • Customers may be prompted with an optional survey when creating or tracking a ticket. Customers will be able to see the ‘CQP-CMS QIO Platform’ added to the listed programs within the survey.

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  • Inbound Emails
    • When an inbound email is routed from the mailbox cqp@cms.hhs.gov an ES case will be created and assigned to SOS.

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  • ‘Schedule a Call’
    • Customers will be able to select the ‘CQP - CMS QIO Platform’ option in the ‘Program’ drop down when Scheduling a Call so that customers know that their request is being routed to the correct queue.

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The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration: 

Affected Customers: CCSQ Service Center and ServiceNow Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: User and Org Mgmt Cleanup for Quality Payment Program (QPP)

On July 18

The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers and Live Chat Agents

CCSQ Support Central: Live Agent Enhancements

On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement enhancements to the CCSQ Support Central Live Agent functionality. These enhancements will improve the customer’s experience when using CCSQ Support Central Live Agent functionality by providing greater visibility of the chat function, easier authentication, and an estimated wait time.

  • Better visibility of chat icon to provide better marketing for Live Agent/Virtual Chat button on CCSQ Support Central homepage.

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  • Customers will be able to edit the authentication code value fields (First name, last name, and email) if originally entered incorrectly.

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  • An estimated wait time of one to three minutes will display for the customer to know when they will be connected to a live agent.

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For more information, review the Master Article for CCSQ Support Central - Home Page and related Knowledge Articles in CCSQ ServiceNow. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account. 

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow iQIES Customers

iQIES HCD Research Form Updates

next steps of User and Org Management cleanup effort for customers, contact, and organization management to improve overall contact process.

  • Deactivate Current Customer Business Rules:
    • QPP-AcctRELtoPartner-OnBehalfOf
    • QPP-AcctRELtoPartner
    • QPP-ContactRELtoPartnerContact
    • QPP AddNewPartnerAccount
    • QPP-ContactRELtoPartnerContact-OnBHalfOf
    • QPP AddNewPartnerAccount-OnBehalfof
    • Contact Relationship
    • Account Relationship
  • Empty Current Tables:
    • Contact Relationship
    • Account Relationship

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow CCOM Security Analysts

CCSQ ServiceNow: 14-Day Audit Report/90-day Audit Report Update

On July 18On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the iQIES HCD Research Form. These enhancements will improve the efficiency of the form.

  • The radio buttons selections under the ‘Research Type’ and ‘Affiliation’ fields will now be read aloud for customers who rely on the screen reader.

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  • A multi-select option will be added to the 'Specialty Type’ field. Customers who rely on the screen reader will now be read their selection(s).

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  • The ‘Submit’ button color will be updated from grey to the active blue color. This change will provide a better color contrast that in some cases can be challenging for customers to see.

The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Systems Team

ServiceNow Health Scan Update

automate the 14-day and 90-day Audit Request process. Currently, the reporting and delivery of the reports is a manual process and by automating, will reduce burden on the Security Team.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow IT Services Catalog Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: IT Services Catalog Cloud AWS Compute Services Update

On July 18, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the IT Service Catalog > Cloud > AWS Compute Services > EC2 Instance (Create Build/Resizing/Decommission).

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Select Create EC2 Instance, under ‘Instance Operating System’, three new options have been added:

  • Amazon Linux 2023
  • Windows 2019
  • Windows 2022

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Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow: Agent Workspace Updates – Account Reference Field

On July 18On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the following updates to CCSQ ServiceNow and the Q&A Portal to address the 2023 Health Scan findings in the "Act" Definition Category. These updates will improve performance and follow best practice standards.

Portal Performance Update: AngularJS directives will be used instead of JavaScript window objects.

update the Agent Workspace Case Forms to include City/State/Zip/CCN# referenced in the popup when searching on the Account # field. The City/State/Zip were previously removed but this update will provide improved account visibility to customers.

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The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Platform Performance Update: A business rule in the global scope was removed and replaced by generic script.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow iQIES CustomersEmployee Self-Service Tool (ESS) Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS): Password Reset iQIES Case Form Update

On January 19July 3, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the iQIES Case Form. The iQIES team will be supporting Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) with Survey and Certifications, therefore, ASC will be added to the Participation Options drop-down list on the iQIES Case form.

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ASC will be added to the Participation Options drop-down list for all Contact types:

  • Providers
  • States
  • CMS
  • Vendors
  • MAC
  • Contract Surveyors
  • Other

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Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agents

Agent Workspace: ‘Handle as Manual Proofing Case’ Update

On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an update in Agent Workspace. ‘Handle As Manual Proofing Case’ will no longer be an option in the Agent Workspace view.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers

Assignment Group Name Updates

the password reset process for the ESS Portal. The new password reset process will improve the Customer experience when resetting their password and seeing the error handling messages. 

The improvements include:

  • The Customer will see all password requirements when entering their new password and immediately knows when each criteria item (green text) is fulfilled by the new password.
    • Passwords must have a minimum length of fifteen (15) characters and include all of the following four types of characters:
      • Uppercase letters
      • Lowercase letters
      • Numbers
      • Symbols

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  • Email verification will be added as part of the password reset workflow.
  • A note will be added to the Password Reset tool to inform the Customer that they cannot change their password within 24 hours of the last password change.

 For more information, review the Knowledge Article titled, AD Password Reset, after the update is completed on July 3On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will rename and retire the following Assignment Groups.Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration: 

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agents

Agent Workspace Updates

On July 3, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the CMS Certification Number (CCN) number to be viewable in ‘Account Reference’ popup and make ‘City’, ‘State,’ ‘Zip’ and ‘TIN’ fields no longer a searchable column in Agent Workspace. This update will grant Service Center Agents the ability to search by CCN numbers when selecting accounts in Agent Workspace. This will also be available in CSM Configurable Workspace once migrated.


Affected Customers: IT Services Catalog Customers

IT Services Catalog: Cloud Category – ‘AWS Access Request Form’ Update

On July 3, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the notification email that is sent out, after a ‘AWS Access Request Form’ is submitted. Currently, the notification emails, ‘Select the AWS Account you are requesting access to’ field is being populated with the ‘value’ of what is selected, not the ‘label’. This fix will show the ‘label’ to the customers that receive the email, which will reduce confusion.

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 Assignment Groups that will be retired:

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The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: IT Service Catalog Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Service Catalog Updates: Decommission Sub-Categories and Catalog Items

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will decommission the following Service Catalog Sub-Categories and Catalog Items:

  • Cloud Sub-Categories:
    • AWS Database
    • AWS Management, Monitoring, and Governance
  • Procurement Category and Sub-Category:
    • Non-Standard Purchase Request
  • Cloud Catalog Items:
    • Amazon Redshift
    • AWS Tag
    • Cloud Documentation
    • CloudWatch
    • Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
    • General Database Support
    • Multi-Tenant Environment
    • New Cloud Feature/Service
    • Relational Database Service (RDS Request)
    • Security Group
  • Data and Database Services Catalog Item:
    • QIES Management
  • Procurement Catalog Items:
    • Modify Cost Center Record
    • Non-Standard Purchase Request
    • Transfer Assets
    • Verify Software Allocation
  • SecDevOps Catalog Items:
    • Ansible Tower Onboarding Request

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central - Track a Ticket Word Wrapping Update

On June 20

Assignment Groups that will be renamed:

Old HIDS Assignment Group Name

New Assignment Group Name

HIDS ServiceNow-Architects

ServiceNow-Architects

HIDS ServiceNow-Developers

ServiceNow-Developers

HIDS Metrics Reporting

ServiceNow-Metrics Reporting

HIDS-Staff

ServiceNow - PI3

Minions

ServiceNow - QSEP team

More Review

ServiceNow - Team 1

ORL Release Team

ServiceNow - Team 2 - Access Management Team

Performance Analytics ServiceNow Team

ServiceNow - Team 2 - On-Boarding (12th SoW/ Enhancement)

Portal Redesign Team

ServiceNow - Team 2 - On-boarding Team

Remedy Decom Team

ServiceNow - Team 2 - On-boarding Team-X

Service Portal Metrics Overview

ServiceNow - Team 2 - Solarwinds Integration

ServiceNow

ServiceNow - Team 3 - RightNow Transition

ServiceNow - FAQ/CS Team

ServiceNow COVID-19 Help Desk

ServiceNow - O&CI

ServiceNow QIES Phase 2 Team

ServiceNow - Password Reset Team

Services Portfolio Admins

 

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Q&A Portal Customers

Q&A Portal Updates

On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the following updates to the CCSQ Question & Answer (Q&A) Portal:

  • Inpatient-Measures & Data Element Abstraction Program Update: Remove Subtopics for Hospital Inpatient - PC-01

The subtopics for Hospital Inpatient - PC-01 are no longer needed and will be removed.

  • Data Submission
  • General Abstraction Guidelines
  • Population and Sampling

The Hospital Inpatient - PC-01 topic will remain.

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  • Assignment Group Update for Screening for Metabolic Disorders Topic

The Screening for Metabolic Disorders topic assignment group will be updated to the Public QA – Measure Writers team. The Screening for Metabolic Disorders topic is located under the IPF - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility program.

Affected Customers: 1135 Public Portal Customers and Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow 1135 Waiver/Flexibility Request and Inquiry Form Updates

a fix to ‘Track a Ticket’ for tickets that have multiple lines of text and are not wrapping as expected and are wrapping to the next line in the middle of a word.

The following areas/fields will be corrected:

  • Close Notes from Agent
  • Comments from Agent
  • Comments on track a ticket screen from end user
  • Multiple ticket
  • Reason for Contacting Us
  • Single ticket
  • Subject
  • User comments when selecting "Close Ticket"

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The following areas/fields will be corrected:

  • Close Notes from Agent
  • Comments from Agent
  • Comments on track a ticket screen from end user
  • Multiple ticket
  • Reason for Contacting Us
  • Single ticket
  • Subject
  • User comments when selecting "Close Ticket"

Affected Customers: IT Service Catalog Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Service Catalog - AWS Access Request Form URL Update

On June 20On January 19, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the 1135 Waiver/Flexibility Request and Inquiry Form as follows:

  • ‘Submit’ Button Redesign and Mandatory Fields Error Messaging
    • The ‘Submit’ button will appear at the bottom of the form after the completion of each section.
    • After all mandatory fields are completed in a section, the next section will appear.
    • When there are incomplete mandatory fields, upon clicking the ‘Submit’ button, an error message pop-up window will appear at the top of the form. The error message reads “Some sections are incomplete.” and includes the names of the mandatory fields to complete.
    • Click the ‘X’ in the error message to close that window.

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    • The focus will then be directed to the first incomplete mandatory field upon closing the error message.

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    • The error message will reappear if the ‘Submit’ button is clicked again without completing the mandatory field(s). 
    • When all mandatory fields are complete, clicking the ‘Submit’ button will trigger the form submission.
Minimum of Four Characters Required
  • Customers will be required to enter a minimum of four characters in the field that is presented when the "Click here if you do not see your Waiver Request Type" checkbox is selected in the ‘Waiver/Flexibility Request Type’ field in Section 3.

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    • If the Customer enters less than four characters in the field, an error message will appear. When the error message is closed by clicking ‘X’ or the ‘OK’ button, the customer will be sent to the related field to correct their entry.

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These updates will meet 508 Compliance requirements. Customers who rely on the screen reader will now be read error messages and will be guided through the form to correct the error(s) and proceed with their submission.

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URL on AWS Access Request form in Cloud ServiceNow Catalog. The updated URL will link to ‘QNet_HCT Requesting Access to QNET Cloud.’

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Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Systems Team

CCSQ ServiceNow Service Catalog Updates: Decommission Catalog Items and Record Producers

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will decommission the following Catalog Items and Record Producers:

Catalog Items:

  • Ad Hoc-2 Data Transfer Request
  • Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application
  • Other Cloud Services
  • Request for Approval of Outside Activity
  • Submit QSEP Support Ticket

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central – Sort Filter Fix on Ticket Information Screen

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the ‘Sort Filter’ on the Ticket Information Screen to sort the following options correctly:

  • Alphabetical Progression
  • Date Created
  • Last Updated

This update will ensure that customers are receiving accurate information when selecting the ‘Sort Filter.’


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Administrators and Security Team

Deactivate Menu Option for Instance Security Center

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will deactivate the menu option for Instance Security Center [sn_isc_core, sn_isc_nlu, sn_isc_va].


 Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Systems Team

CCSQ ServiceNow Instance Cloning Process Update

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update and optimize the post-clone process when CCSQ ServiceNow Production is cloned to the Sub-Production environments. The default password process for logging in to the sub-production instances post-clone will be modified and strengthened:

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Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agents

Agent Workspace Update: QPP Cases

On June 20

The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Platform: Next Experience UI Implementation

On January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will begin the upgrade to the Next Experience UI. This upgrade will not cause any system downtime, and customers will be able to continue using CCSQ ServiceNow while the upgrade is implemented.

CCSQ ServiceNow is upgraded periodically to ensure that CCSQ ServiceNow customers have continued access to support services and the latest ServiceNow features.

Enhancements Included in the Upgrade

Customers can expect some new functionality with this upgrade, which introduces several new features in the ServiceNow Platform as well as some enhancements to existing features.

Some of the new functionality includes:

  • Enhanced User Experience: Users may find it easier to perform their tasks, leading to increased productivity.
  • Mobile Responsiveness: Designed to be mobile-responsive and accessible from various devices and screen sizes.
  • Improved Performance: Optimized, leading to faster load times, and improved overall system efficiency.
  • Modern User Interface: Modern and visually appealing user interface. Designed to be more intuitive and user-friendly, making it easier for customers to navigate and interact with the whole platform.
  • Unified Navigation: Enables you to access content across ServiceNow in a single pane, simplifying access to the items you need to get working.
    • All menus: Retrieve the menu items and modules you can access in ServiceNow, add them to your favorites, and return to items previously visited.
    • Contextual app pill: See where you are in the ServiceNow platform and add current item to your favorites if desired.
    • Global Search: Search across ServiceNow to return the results that are most relevant to you.
    • Notifications: View and personalize notifications applicable to you based on access and admin configurations.

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More Details about this Upgrade                                                                                         

Videos detailing the upgrade to the Next Experience UI can be found on the ServiceNow website:

For more information, review the ServiceNow Next Experience UI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in CCSQ ServiceNow. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.

If you need additional information:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: HARP Self-Service Enhancements

On Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement rotating carousel banners on the CCSQ Support Central home page. Click the arrow on either side to rotate between the banners.

The new Self-Service Account Recovery banner will include anew HARP Account Recovery link. The HARP Account Recovery link will make it easier for customers to handle HARP account-related issues like password resets, account unlocks, and other account help.

implement an update in Agent Workspace. When an agent tries to change the assignment group of a QPP case, additional fields will populate beneath the assignment group field. The fields include:

  • ‘Reason for reassignment’
  • ‘Outstanding Questions’
  • ‘Knowledge Article to Cite’
  • ‘What Research has been done?’

The fields were not populating for agents and this update will provide the correct populated fields for agents when selecting their assignment group as ‘CCSQ Services and Operations Support.’


Affected Customers: 1135 Agents and Group Managers

CCSQ ServiceNow: 1135 Waiver Form 508 Updates

On June 20, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the following updates to address 508 defects on the 1135 Waiver Form:

  • Org Categories ‘Other’ Field
    • When a customer selects ‘Other and focus autofocus goes to the required edit field, it is not possible to tab out of it and move on in the form. This update will allow the customer to tab out of the ‘Other’ field.

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  • Org Categories Keyboard Commands
    • When the customer uses the keyboard to navigate, the expected keyboard pattern was incorrectly moving through the tabs. This update will address the keyboard patterns to the following:
      • Disabling the Tab key from working inside the tablist
      • Enabling the right and left arrow keys to move between tabs
      • Disabling the right and left arrow keys from working inside the tabpanels
      • Force the focus order of the checkboxes to go down the left column and then move to the right column

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  • ‘Waiver/Flexibility Request Type (required)’ field
    • When the customer is on the ‘Waiver/Flexibility Request Type (required)’ field, the screen reader reads ‘Lookup using list.’ The update will now read as the correct field titled, ‘Waiver/Flexibility Request Type (required).’

Retired Assignment Group Names

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: QPP Case Form Update – APM Field Dropdown Options

On Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the QPP Case form.

The following changes will be made to “APM” field dropdown when APM is selected in the “QPP Track” field:

  • Global and Professional Direct Contract (DC) will be removed.
  • ACO REACH will be added.
  • Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) will be added.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: Service Center 2024 Holiday Closure Dates

On Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Service Center’s 2024 Holiday Closure Dates posted on the CCSQ Support Central Contact Us page.

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Affected Customers: Service Center Email Integration-Targeted Communications Team

QualityNet Mailer System-to-System Functionality Update

On Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement improvements in the system-to-system functionality when utilizing the QualityNet Mailer API. The ServiceNow QualityNet Mailer integration will use a system-to-system token instead of a Refresh Token to retrieve the current Authorization Code. The Authorization Code allows an external system to interact with the QualityNet system.

This eliminates the need for an Admin to login to QualityNet to obtain a temporary Refresh Token. This update also remediates the risk of expired user sessions and the risk of the automated process utilizing the credentials of an inactive user.

The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: New ‘Program’ Field Tool Tip

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the tool tip for the ‘Program’ field under the ‘Ticket Details’ section for the ‘Create a New Ticket’ page in Support Central. The new tool tip will include a Program Summaryto provide more information on each Program. This update will help customers select the correct Program when submitting a new ticket in CCSQ Support Central resulting in faster resolution time.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: Create a New Ticket and Track an Existing Ticket Messaging Updates

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update CCSQ Support Central Create a New Ticket and Track an Existing Ticket messaging so the forms provide instructional text that will be readable by screen readers and to ensure compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

The following functionality will be updated:

  • Create a New Ticket and Track an Existing Ticket will have an additional instructional message at the beginning of each form that is screen readable. The new message will inform the requester that they must complete all required fields for the ‘Next’ or ‘Submit’ button to be available allowing them to proceed.

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  • Create a New Ticket field tool tips will be readable by the screen reader. These are identified by the Question Mark icon.

These updates will provide a better customer experience when filling out the Create a New Ticket and Track an Existing Ticket forms.

The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: Logo Updates for the Visual Impaired

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the alternative text for the following Logos that appear in the ServiceNow portal headers and footers:

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Department of Health & Human Services (DHS)
  • QualityNet

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: New EQRS URL Links

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the EQRS links on Support Central to the new EQRS URL (https://eqrs.cms.gov/).

This update ensures that customers will navigate to the correct EQRS website.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Customers

New Subcategory for Security Incidents and Problems

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will add aSubcategory menu option for new Incident and Problem records titled ‘Endpoint’ when ‘Security’ is the selected Category.

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This will improve the customer experience by providing a Subcategory selection for this required field that previously offered no drop-down selections.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: Utah Patch 9 Upgrade

On Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 2:00 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will be updated to include the Utah Patch 9 upgrade as scheduled in HIWAVE as a part of the monthly patching program.

ServiceNow Patches provide enhancements and security patching to the environment and will ensure that the production environment has the most current patch level to reduce the risk of potential vulnerabilities.

The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Service Center Agents and CCSQ ServiceNow Portal Customers

CCSQ Q&A Portal: New Topic ‘CMS Disparity Methods’ for Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Program

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will add a new topic for the IPF Program on the ‘Ask A Question’ page of the CCSQ Q&A Portal. Selecting the new topic titled ‘CMS Disparity Methods’ will automatically route questions to the Public QA - Measure Writers Assignment Group for further communication.

The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: 1135 Administrators and ServiceNow System Administrators 

CCSQ ServiceNow 1135 Waiver: PHE Specific Report(s) Update

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will provide new automation for the distribution of PHE Specific Report(s).

Automation of this process will save time for both the ServiceNow System Administrators and ServiceNow Developers who perform manual updates to the Reports requested by 1135 Administrators. This change will automate the necessary, weekly updates, so that once a Report is scheduled for distribution, it will no longer require manual updates on an ongoing basis. Also, a ServiceNow Catalog Request (task) for each of these manual updates will no longer be needed to update these scheduled Reports.

Affected Customers: IT Services Catalog Procurement Fulfillment Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal: HHS-22 Form ‘Request Year’ Drop Down Update

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the HHS-22 Form in the IT Services Catalog by adding a new request year titled ‘10/1/2023 – 12/15/2023’ to the ‘Request Year’ drop-down list.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Service Centers Agents

Case Form Update

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an update on all Case forms so that the ‘Additional Comments’ field will not be required when 'Awaiting Internal/System Info’ is selected in the 'Awaiting info reason' field. The Case can be saved without completing the ‘Additional Comments’ field.

Affected Customers: ServiceNow System Teams

CCSQ Q&A Portal: Ask-a-Question (Q&A tool) Date Fields Update

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an automatic script which adds the new quarterly dates for the next year. This will reduce manual modification each year.

On December 15th each year, the following fields in the ‘Question Details’ section will be automatically updated with the next year’s quarterly dates:

  • Reporting quarter
  • Encounter Date
  • Discharge Period
  • Discharge Period_IPF

The automatic script will eliminate the need for manual modification of code every year from the Q&A programs and will reduce time-lag for updates to the page.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Service Center Agents

Targeted Comms Date Field Update

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Targeted Comms Module so that the date will appear correctly when the record is previewed.

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The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: QSEP Portal Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow: QSEP Portal Enhancements

On May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement the following enhancements to the QSEP Portal:

The QSEP Portal ‘Topic Fields’ will be updated with the following subcategories:

  • Account Management:
    • Identity Proofing
    • Password Reset/Unlock
    • Profile Information
    • Provider Account
    • Role Removal
    • Role Request
  • Programmatic:
    • Certificate
    • Reports
    • Site Navigation
    • Test/Evaluation
    • Training Content
    • Training Plan
    • Transcript
  • Technical Support:
    • Audio/Visual
    • Browser Plugins
    • Page Errors
    • Other

The QSEP Catalog Items will be updated with the following:

  • The QSEP Catalog Item banner will alert customers that the ‘New Category Field’ has been added. This will appear when ‘Issue Type’ is selected:

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  • The following ‘Watchlist’ functionality will be implemented:

When submitting a QSEP Support Ticket, customers now have the option to add others to the Watchlist.Image Added

  • Customers will not be able to enter duplicate email address or exceed ten email addresses in the field:

The system will automatically warn customers that there are duplicated email addresses and that you have already added an email address to the watchlist.Image Added

The system will automatically warn customers that you cannot exceed 10 email addresses. If customers need more than 10 email addresses added to the watchlist, you can reach out to the QSEP Help desk for assistance.Image Added

QSEP Catalog Item: Phone Number Extension, Issue Type, Topic field updates:

  • ‘Phone Number Extension’ field
  • ‘Issue Type’ field dropdown:
    • Account Management
    • Programmatic
    • Technical Support
  • The dropdown values for ‘Issue Type’ and ‘Category’ are in alphabetical order


The following ‘Watchlist Notifications’ will be updated to include:

  • Customers will receive email notifications when added to the watchlist to a QSEP case and continue to receive notifications throughout the life cycle of the QSEP case. They also have the option to remove their email from the watchlist via email notification.
  • ‘Ticket Opened’

The Ticket Opened notification from the QSEP Help desk includes the ticket reference number, ticket status and subject.Image Added

  • ‘Ticket Reopened’

The Ticket Reopened notification from the QSEP Help desk includes the ticket reference number, ticket status and subject.Image Added

  • ‘Additional Information Requested’

The Additional Information Requested notification from the QSEP Help desk  includes the ticket reference number, ticket status and subject.Image Added

  • ‘Added as a Watchlist Recipient’

The Added as a Watchlist Recipient notification from the QSEP Help desk  includes the ticket reference number, ticket status, subject and reason for contacting us. There is an option to be removed from the watchlist as well.Image Added

  • ‘Case Resolved – Watchlist Recipient’

The Case Resolved Watchlist Recipient notification from the QSEP Help desk notifies the customer that the case has been resolved. It includes the ticket reference number, ticket status, short description, and Close Notes.Image Added

These enhancements aim to improve the QSEP Customer Portal and Agent Platform experiences for the QSEP case lifecycle including transparency of QSEP cases to watchlist recipients.

For more information, review the Knowledge Article titled, Create a New QSEP - Quality, Safety and Education Portal Case Form - Service Portal and  Submit QSEP Help Center Portal Support Ticket from Portal to Catalog Item after the update is completed on May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


Affected Customers: 1135 Waiver Submitters and 1135 Waiver Administrators

CCSQ ServiceNow: 1135 Assignment Group Updates

On May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the CCSQ ServiceNow 1135 Child Group Membership Roles so that when Group Members are added/removed, the 1135 Child Group roles will align with ServiceNow best practices.


Affected Customers: Knowledge Base Managers

Knowledge Article Base Rule Update

On May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an update to the Knowledge Base view count. The Knowledge base rule for removing Knowledge Article view counts every six months will now increase to one year.


Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: Call Scheduling Enhancements

On May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement updates to CCSQ Support Central.

These updates will improve the Customer Experience when utilizing the ‘Schedule a Call’ functionality in CCSQ Support Central by implementing the ability to modify and or cancel existing appointments as well as schedule same day appointments.

‘Schedule a Call’ enhancements include:

  • CCSQ Support Central Home Page Updates
    • A new option for the customer to navigate to the 'Call Scheduling Options' page will be added under Request Support.

The Support Central homepage, Call Scheduling in the Request Support dropdown is the third option to choose from.Image Added

  • Webform Updates to the ‘Schedule a Call’ Page
    • A ‘Same-Day’ callback option will be added underneath the ‘Appointment Date’ field.

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    • An error message will display when the customer tries to schedule a call and an error has occurred. This error occurs when the customer tries to schedule more than one appointment.

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    • A ‘Phone Extension’ field will be added to the ‘Schedule a Call’ page.

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    • The ‘Reason for Contacting Us’ field will provide details/examples for each selection to clarify what category to select based on the customer’s specific request.
    • The Captcha on the 'Schedule A Call' page will include error messaging when the Customer attempts to click the ‘Submit’ button without all required fields completed.

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    • The Customer will be able to update or cancel the call after scheduling using the 'Modify an Appointment' option as a tab on the ‘Call Scheduling Options’ page.
    • The Customer will be able to select an ‘Action’ to Modify or Cancel their appointment.

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    • The Customer will then be able to ‘Select a Time’ to change appointment day and/or time.

The customer can select a day and time from the dropdown option that works best for them.Image Added

    • Once the Customer books their appointment, they will see a ‘Booking Success’ message on the page.

The customer will received a notification that the booking that they selected has been a success and will receive an email notification.Image Added

  • Email Notification Updates
    • An initial email notification will be sent upon scheduling a call.

The Call Scheduling Appointment Confirmation will notify the customer of their appointment and will also give the option to modify their appointment.Image Added 

    • A reminder email for the appointment will be sent to the Customer 1 hour in advance of the scheduled call.

The Call Scheduling Appointment Reminder will notify the customer of their appointment and will also give the option to modify their appointment.Image Added

    • An email notification will be sent upon rescheduling a call.

The Call Scheduling Appointment Rescheduled will notify the customer of their rescheduled appointment and will also give the option to modify their appointment.Image Added

    • If the call scheduling appointment is cancelled, the customer will receive an email confirmation.

The Call Scheduling Appointment Canceled will notify the customer of their appointment cancellation and will also give the option to schedule a call.Image Added

For more information, review the Knowledge Article titled Call Scheduling Enhancements after the update is completed on May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Portal Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Portal Updates: Session Timeout

On May 23, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will provide customers a new Session Timeout warning to the following Portals:

  • CCSQ Support Central
  • 1135 Waiver / Flexibility Request and Inquiry Form
  • Hospital Hardship Application
  • Q&A Portal
  • iQIES HCD Research Form
  • QSEP Help Center

Session Inactivity Notice

Session Inactivity Notice to inform customers when their current session will time out within the next 4 minutes and 45 seconds. Image also highlights the Continue Session button and the X in the upper right.Image Added

  • The customer will be notified once their session has reached 25 minutes at which point they will have five minutes to extend the session or end it.
  • If the customer clicks 'Continue Session' or ‘X', their session will reset to 30 minutes and they will remain on the page.

Session Timeout

Session Timeout pop-up to inform customers their session expired. The pop-up statement reads, Your session has expired due to 30 minutes of inactivity and your data was not retained. Image also highlights the X in the upper right.Image Added

  • If the customer allows the timer to reach zero, a Session Timeout message will display informing them that their data on the form was not retained.
  • When the customer clicks the 'X', they will be redirected to the home page of the portal they are on, and their data will not be saved.

This update will improve Customer experience when using CCSQ ServiceNow Portals to provide full transparency to Customers on when their current session will time out.


The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Agentsand ADO Managers

SLA Incident Reporting Update

On May 13,

The link appears in multiple locations, on the new Self-Service Account Recovery banner, as well as below the banner, and on the Request Support page.

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The link accesses the Account Recovery page listing the following options for customers to recover their HARP account:

  • Forgot user ID or password: Enter your email address to receive an email containing your user ID and instructions to reset your password.
  • Add Two-Factor Device: Login to add a new two-factor authentication device to your account.
  • Full Account Recovery: Enter your email address, first name, last name, and date of birth to receive an email containing instructions to recover your account.
  • PIV Card: Learn more about how you can use your PIV card to log into HARP.
  • Need more help?: Please contact the help desk for additional assistance.

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These enhancements will improve customer service by providing a link to assess HARP self-service for faster resolution to HARP account issues.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal Customers

CCSQ Self-Service Portal: SecDevOps Category Updates

On Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the SecDevOps Catalog Items in CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal. All SecDevOps Catalog Items will be assigned to the ADO-ESS-DevSecOps Support Assignment Group.

Updates under the SecDevOps Catalog Items are as follow:

  • SecDevOps ->ADO Onboarding Request
    • A new request titled "New Relic Onboarding Request" will replace "Nexus Onboarding Request IQ Server."

Highlighting the new request titled New Relic Onboarding Request that will replace Nexus Onboarding Request IQ Server. A screenshot of the New Relic Onboarding Request form is also highlighted.Image Removed

  • SecDevOps ->ADO Support Request
    • A new request called “Cloud Protection Manager Request” has been added.
    • A new request called “New Relic Support Request" has been added with required form fields similar to the Cloud Protection Manager Request form.

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  • SecDevOps ->ADO Support Incident
    • A new request called "ClamAV Support Incident" has been added.
    • A new request called "New Relic Support Incident" has been added with required form fields similar to the ClamAV Support Incident form.

The SecDevOps Catalog Items displaying the SecDecOps ADO Support Incident options. Highlighting the 2 new requests titled ClamAV Support Incident and New Relic Support Incident.  A screenshot of the ClamAV Support Incident form is also highlighted.Image Removed

Streamlining the SecDevOps Catalog Item processes will improve customer satisfaction by reducing the time to route and complete SecDevOps Catalog Item requests.

The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers

HIDS Assignment Group Name Updates

Starting Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will rename the following HIDS Assignment Groups since they are no longer being used.

Old HIDS Assignment Group Name

New Assignment Group Name

HIDS Hardship Exception Users Group

Hardship Exception Users Group

HIDS Human Centered Design

Service Center-HCD

HIDS Knowledge Domain Experts

Knowledge Domain Experts

HIDS Knowledge Template Editors

Knowledge Template Editors

HIDS ServiceNow-Admin Publishers

ServiceNow-Admin Publishers

HIDS ServiceNow-Quality Analysts

ServiceNow-Quality Analysts

HIDS ServiceNow-Security Admins

ServiceNow-Security Admins

HIDS ServiceNow-Trainers

ServiceNow-Trainers

HIDS Shared Windows Ops Publishers

Shared Windows Ops Publishers

HIDS OPS-Network

Cloud-NetOps

HIDS OPS-Cloud–Admin

Cloud-Ops-Admin

HIDS Automation

Cloud-Management-Automation

HIDS Security-SOC

Cloud-SOC

HIDS-SPOC

Cloud-Security-SPOC

HIDS-SO

Cloud-Security-SO

HIDS Change Manager - Approvals

Cloud-Ops-CMs

HIDS Threat&Vulnerability Management

Cloud-Security-TVM

HIDS Service Delivery

Cloud-Ops-Delivery

HIDS Security-Incident Response

Cloud-Security-IR

HIDS Security-Engineering

Cloud-Security-Engineering

HIDS Security-Auditors

Cloud-Security-Auditor

HIDS Security-Assessors

Cloud-Security-Assessors

HIDS Security-Analysts

Cloud-Security-Analysts

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Platform Customers

Retired Assignment Groups

Starting Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will be retiring the following Assignment Groups since they are no longer being used.

Retired HIDS Assignment Group Names

HIDS Ventech Managers

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Group Administrators

HIDS PPS SCRUM STORY CREATOR

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Operators

HIDS PI-3 Sprint Team

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Root Administrator

HIDS PPS Project Creators

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Service Designer

HIDS OPS-Sharepoint

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Users

HIDS PPS ServiceNow Team

HIDS ServiceNow FedRamp 2020

HIDS PPS Analyst

HIDS ServiceNow-Leadership

HIDS PPS Story Creators

HIDS SNOW IMP

HIDS PPS WORKER

HIDS SNOW-StartNow RIDAC

HIDS Resource Manager

HIDS Software Asset Managers

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Administrators

HIDS System Group Manager

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Event Integrator

HIDS OPS-ServiceNow-ITOM-Admins

HIDS ServiceNow-Cloud Governor

HIDS Demand Managers

HIDS PPS Document Admins

HIDS Agile Practice

HIDS OPS-ServiceNow-ITOM-Developers

AD Pswd Reset Team

COVID-19 Administrators

AD Pswd Reset-Windows

COVID-19 Help Desk Reporting

Admin Group

COVID-19 Users

Alpha Team

Database

Architect Team

Delta Force

Asset Full Access User

FedRamp/High-QA Testing Team

Bravo Team

Guided Tour Admin

CCI Team

Hackerjacks

Charlie Team

HCQIS SAFe-Read Only

Cloud

ISG Use Cloud

CMS Scrum Story User

Public QA-Lantana Group

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fixed an issue with SLA reporting. When an Incident is assigned, and the ‘Assigned To’ person leaves a comment, the SLA is updated. However, when the "SYSTEM" leaves a comment, it is not updated. This fix will resolve the reporting for ADOs that use Jira integration with ServiceNow.

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Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers

CCSQ Support Central: Track a Ticket Security Code Update

On May 23, 2024,

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The following enhancements will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: CCSQ Service Center Agents and CCSQ ServiceNow Portal Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal: ‘My Stuff' Update and New ‘View in Platform’ Button for

On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will add new functionality to the CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal Home page.

  • Customers will see a new table titled ‘My Cases’ listing all their cases. Click on each individual case link to view the related case activity and attachments.
  • Customers will also be able to view all their open and closed case information such as the Assignment Group, current State, date/time of each Case. Just click the header (upper right-hand tab) called ‘My Stuff,' and then click ‘My Cases.’

This added functionality will provide customers the convenience of accessing their Case information on their own instead of calling the Service Center for Case status updates.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal Customers

CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal Guided Tour Update

On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Self-Service Portal Guided Tour which is accessed through the "How to Use this Tool" link at the top-right corner of the Home Page. The language will be updated to include Security Incidents, Approvals, and Cases under ‘My Stuff’ and Security Incidents, and Cases on the CCSQ ServiceNow Self-Service Portal Homepage.

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Customers, HCD, and the CCSQ Service Center Teams

CCSQ Support Central: Schedule a Call/Virtual Chat External Customer Satisfaction Surveys

On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the Customer Satisfaction Surveys on CCSQ Support Central .  The main objective of the survey information collection is to gain qualitative and quantitative data from customers who frequently visit the website to schedule a call or use Virtual Chat. After scheduling a call or a completing a Virtual Chat, randomly selected customers will receive a pop-up window inviting the customer to take a brief 2-minute survey. The survey invitation is then triggered to repeat at 90-day intervals.

The customer survey feedback will help improve design quality and assess the interactive experience to provide the Service Center teams with data-driven feedback to further improve the customer experience.

Affected Customers: 1135 Report Recipients and 1135 Administrators and Group Managers

1135 Waivers: Administrator's Report per PHE – New Executive Summary Section

Track a Ticket Security Code functionality. Customers will be able to copy and paste the required Security Code they receive via email into the Verify Code pop-up. Customers will no longer receive a system error message.

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Affected Customers: IT Service Catalog Customers

Decommission Service Catalog Category, Sub-Category and Catalog Items

On May 23, 2024On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the 1135 Waiver Report so that 1135 Administrators and Group Managers will be able to provide weekly updates to the Executive Summary option within ServiceNow. This information will accompany its related PHE Reports upon distribution of the PHE Specific Reports so that they may provide additional details as an Executive Summary to those receiving the Reports. will provide the following updates to the ESS Portal:

  • The following categories are being decommissioned:
  • Desktop Services
  • Design
  • The following category items are being decommissioned:
    • Under the Change Request Category (this category remains active)
      • Parent Application
      • Child Application
      • Standard
      • Freeze Schedule Request
    • Under the Network Services Category (this category remains active)
      • Connectivity Issues
    • Under the Data and Database Services Category (this category remains active)
      • Remedy Historical Data Request
    • Under the Cloud Category (this category remains active)
      • AWS Analytics

NOTE: Amazon Redshift still resides under the Sub-Category: AWS Database.

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The following enhancements

The following maintenance tasks

will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: 1135 Waiver Public All CCSQ ServiceNow Platform and Portal Customers and 1135 Waiver Agents

1135 Waiver Public Portal: ‘Add Another Waiver Request’ Field Update for the Visual Impaired

On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the functionality of the ‘Add Another Waiver Request’ button on the 1135 Waiver Public Portal. When a visually impaired customer clicks the ‘Add Another Waiver Request’ button, the screen reader will function as intended and navigate to the next required field to create the additional Waiver.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Customers

508 Compliance Updates to Q&A and QSEP for the Visual Impaired

On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement 508 Compliance updates for the visual impaired to QSEP and the Q&A Portal as follows:

  • QSEP Form fields and the Q&A Portal fields will have a message indicating the number of characters left for the associated field so that the information can be announced automatically via Screen Reader.
  • Q&A Portal heading categories will have larger text for easier viewing.
  • Q&A confirmation pages will reflect a more appropriate title called 'Your Request has been Received.'

Affected Customers: CCSQ Support Central Agents and Fulfillers

CCSQ ServiceNow: Email Validation for Catalog Requests

Standardized Phone Number Extension and Email Confirmation Fields

On May 9, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will add phone number extension and email confirmation fields throughout the platform and portals.  The update will provide conformity that will enhance the customer experience, minimize confusion, and lead to more intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.

  • An email confirmation field will be added to validate that the email address is entered correctly. Corrections made to the email’ field will auto-delete all content in the email confirmation field.
  • A phone number extension field will be added.
  • The following portals will be updated with the new fields: 
    • Agent Workspace
    • CCSQ Support Central: Create a Ticket
    • CCSQ Support Central: Track A Ticket
    • ESS Portal and catalog items
    • iQIES HCD Research Form (Does not have a telephone number field. Added the ‘Confirm Submitter email’ field only.)
    • Q&A Portal 
    • 1135 Portal

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Service Center and Help Desk Agents

CCSQ Support Central: Case Reopen Notifications

On May 9, 2024On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement an update that requires the customer to complete the ‘Requested Email Address’ field with a valid email address. An error message will appear for invalid email address formats when submitting a Catalog Request form. This update will ensure a valid email format is submitted.

The affected Catalog items in this update include:

  • Create Contact For CSM Outlook
  • Create Security Incident
  • Edit Assignment Group Attributes
  • Email Distribution List and Shared Inbox
  • Individual Contractor Offboarding Requests
  • Production Data Management PDM
  • Submit QSEP Support Ticket
  • User Management
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the Case Reopened notifications. One notification will be sent internally to the assigned agent and watchlist users, and the second notification will be sent externally to the Contact. This will prevent customers from receiving individual agent email addresses and agents receiving PHI/PII information from the customer.


The following maintenance tasks

The following enhancements

will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: 1135 Waiver Requests Help Desk

1135 Waivers: Special Handling Notes

CCSQ ServiceNow System Team

Cloudbees/Jenkins Integration Decommission

On May 9, 2024, at 8:30 On Friday, September 15, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow updated the 1135 Waivers Special Handling Notes, so the Agents now see a Special Handling Note that differentiates the States (Florida and Georgia) and their applicable PHE information (dates).

This information is being provided to the ServiceNow 1135 Waiver Agents so that they have the same information that is being provided to the 1135 Public Portal customers when submitting a waiver request.

Affected Customers: iQIES Idea Portal Customers

iQIES Idea Portal: Voting and Comment Updates

will decommission the Cloudbees/Jenkins Integration with ServiceNow to connect and insert the change requests. All related components will be deactivated, such as users, application menus, modules, and transform maps.


Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Q&A Portal Customers

Question & Answer (Q&A) Portal: IPFQR and PCHQR Program Subtopic Updates

On May 9, 2024, On Friday, October 6, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will implement voting and comment updates on the iQIES Idea Portal. Customers will now be able to vote and comment on an idea no matter which state it is in, except for a completed Idea or one of the 3 'not implementing' states. 

This will allow customers to vote and comment on more stages of the idea and provide the potential for more input to help the iQIES Idea Managers.

For more information, review the Overview of iQIES Idea Portal and How to Submit an Idea and related Knowledge Articles in CCSQ ServiceNow. Note: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account. 

The following maintenance tasks will be completed during this iteration:

Affected Customers: Division of Value, Incentives and Quality Reporting (DVIQR) and Hospital Hardship Submitters

2023 Medicare Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Hardship Exception Application Form Update

On Sunday, September 30, 2023, at 12:00 AM ET, annual updates were completed to the PI Hospital Hardship Exception Application form for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to reflect the submission window closing September 30, 2023.

Reports and Dashboard will also be updated to reflect the 2023 PI Hardship program reporting requirements.

Affected Customers:1135 Waiver Public Portal Customers and 1135 Waiver Agents

1135 Waiver Public Portal: ‘Add Another Inquiry Request’ Field Update for the Visual Impaired

On Friday, October 6, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the functionality of the ‘Add Another Inquiry Request’ button on the 1135 Waiver Public Portal. When a visually impaired customer clicks the ‘Add Another Inquiry Request’ button, the screen reader will function as intended and navigate to the next required field to create the additional Inquiry.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Service Center Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow Agent Workspace: ‘ES - Enterprise Services’ Added to ‘Convert Case’ List Update

On Friday, October 6, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the ‘Convert Case’ dropdown list in Agent Workspace. The ‘ES - Enterprise Services’ Case type will be added to the ‘Convert Case’ dropdown list when converting a case using Agent Workspace.

Affected Customers: CCSQ ServiceNow Service Center Agents

CCSQ ServiceNow:‘Assigned to’ Field Functionality Update

On Friday, October 6, 2023, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the functionality of the ‘Assigned to’ field on Cases in the platform. The ‘Assigned to’ field will be cleared when an Agent changes the ‘Assignment Group’ to one that the Agent is not a member.

update the Q&A Portal for the IPFQR and PCHQR program subtopics as follows:

  • New subtopics for the ‘IPF - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility’ program under the ‘HBIPS’ topic will be routed to Assignment Group ‘Public QA - HIP Support’.:
    • Health Equity Measures
      • Facility Commitment to Health Equity
      • Screening for Social Drivers of Health
      • Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health
    • New topic for the ‘IPF - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility’ program above ‘Screening for Metabolic Disorders’ will be routed to Assignment Group ‘Public QA - HIP Support’:
      • Psychiatric Inpatient Experience (PIX) Survey

New subtopics for the IPF-Inpatient Psychiatric Facility program under the HBIPS topic called Health Equity Measures, Facility Commitment to Health Equity, Screening for Social Drivers of Health, Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health   New topic for the IPF - Inpatient Psychiatric Facility program above Screening for Metabolic Disorders called Psychiatric Inpatient Experience (PIX) SurveyImage Added

  • Updated subtopics for the ‘PCH - Cancer Hosp. Quality Reporting’ program under the ‘Health Equity Measures’ topic will be routed to Assignment Group ‘Public QA - HIP Support’:
    • Hospital Commitment to Health Equity (rename from ‘Facility Commitment to Health Equity’)
    • Screen Positive Rate for Social Driversof Health
    • Screening for Social Drivers of Health

Updated subtopics for the PCH - Cancer Hosp. Quality Reporting program under the Health Equity Measures topic called Hospital Commitment to Health Equity (rename from Facility Commitment to Health Equity), Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health, Screening for Social Drivers of HealthImage Added


Affected Customers: Division of Value, Incentives and Quality Reporting (DVIQR) and Hospital Hardship Submitters

2024 Medicare Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Hardship Exception Application Form

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 9:00 PM ET, the annual updates were completed to the PI Hospital Hardship Exception Application form to reflect the 2024 PI Hardship program.

The PI Hospital Hardship Exception Application for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Eligible Hospital (EH) submission windows are as follows:

  • CAH: Opens May 1, 2024 – closes November 30, 2024
  • EH: Opens May 1, 2024 – closes September 30, 2024

Reports and Dashboard were also updated to reflect the 2024 PI Hardship program reporting requirements.

For more information, review the Knowledge Article titled Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception ApplicationNote: To view Knowledge Articles, you will need to sign into your CCSQ ServiceNow account.


Affected Customers: CCSQ Services and Operations Support (SOS) Team

CCSQ ServiceNow: Targeted Comms Mailer Recipient List Update

On May 9, 2024, at 8:30 PM ET, CCSQ ServiceNow will update the CCSQ ServiceNow Targeted Comms Mailer so that the recipients list in Targeted Comms will match the list of members in the selected recipient listThe Agent will no longer be assigned to the Case, and the Change Notification is sent to the members of the reassigned Assignment Group. This ensures the best practice that requires the Case Assignee to be a part of the Assignment Group listed.






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  • Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR)
  • Quality Payment Program (QPP)
  • Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES)
  • End Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting (EQRS)
  • Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS).
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