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MBQIP Reminders & Updates | May 2020

In recognition of the strain COVID-19 is putting on healthcare providers, on March 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced exceptions from reporting requirements for a variety of programs, including hospital quality reporting and performance programs. To learn more, click here
While we know some of you have already submitted your data, others would appreciate more time to consolidate the data from your hospitals given the variety of unanticipated activity this month. We are extending the deadline to May 29 to submit your data on the revised Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) measure to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

MBQIP Data Submission Reminders


 CMS Inpatient Measures: ED-2 | Due: Friday, May 15, 2020
  • Patients seen Q4 2019 (October, November, December)
  • CART version- 4.24.0
  • CMS Hospital Inpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 5.6a
  • Submitted to the QualityNet warehouse via CART or by vendor

CMS Outpatient Web-based Measures | Due: Friday, May 15, 2020
  • Includes measure OP-22: Patient Left Without Being Seen- full calendar year 2019
  • CMS Hospital Outpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 12.0b
  • Entered via the Secure Portal on Quality Net 

Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination- HCP/IMM-3 (formerly OP-27) | Due: Friday, May 15, 2020
  • For data October 1, 2019- March 31, 2020
  • Submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN

Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) | Due: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
An updated version of the Emergency Department Transfer Communication Measure will be utilized for MBQIP reporting starting with January 1, 2020 encounters. 

Submit data to Jill Bullockbullock1@arizona.edu


CMS Outpatient Measures*: OP-2, OP-3, OP-18 | Due: Saturday, August 1, 2020
  • Patients seen Q1 2020 (January, February, March)
  • CART version 1.18.0
  • CMS Hospital Outpatient Reporting Specifications Manual version 12.0b
  • Submitted to the QualityNet warehouse via CART or by vendor 

CMS Population and Sampling (optional)* | Due: Saturday, August 1, 2020
  • Patients seen Q1 2020 (January February, March) 
  • Outpatient and Inpatient measures
  • Entered via Secure Portal on QualityNet 
*Population and sampling refers to the recording of the number of cases the hospital is submitting to the QualityNet warehouse, this is done directly thru the QualityNet Secure Portal. Reporting of population and sampling data is strongly encouraged but not required in order for your data to be submitted to CMS

MBQIP Updates & Resources

New to Quality Reporting or need a refresher?

The MBQIP Resource Manual, Quality Reporting Guide provides resources to get started click here to download.


MBQIP Monthly April 2020: 

MBQIP Monthly:

  • Focus on COVID-19
  • Quality Reporting Updates Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic  
  • COVID-19 and MBQIP Resources

AzFlex Team

Daniel Derksen, MD | Director | dderksen@email.arizona.edu
Jill Bullock | Associate Director | Flex Coordinator | bullock1@email.arizona.edu
Joyce Hospodar | Senior Advisor, Rural Programs | hospodar@email.arizona.edu
Bryna Koch | Special Projects Coordinator | brynak@email.arizona.edu
Melissa Quezada | Sr. Program Coordinator | melissaquezada@email.arizona.edu 
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