2018 MIPS Performance Period QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination Period Opens

CMS is pleased to announce that the 2018 Quality Payment Program self-nomination period for vendors interested in participating as a Qualified Registry or a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) will begin on September 1, 2017 and will close at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) on November 1, 2017. Please submit your completed self-nomination form prior to the close of the self-nomination period to be considered; late submissions will not be accepted.

Additional resources regarding QCDR/Qualified Registry self-nomination are available here, on cms.gov.

If you have submitted your completed 2018 self-nomination form to CMS prior to the close of the self-nomination period, and your application is ready for review, please notify us by email. Please email QCDRVendorSupport@gdit.com if you have submitted a QCDR self-nomination form for consideration, or RegistryVendorSupport@gdit.com if you have submitted a qualified registry self-nomination form. Please make sure to include your 2018 self-nomination form JIRA ticket number in the subject of your e-mail.

Should you have any questions regarding the self-nomination process for the 2018 performance period, please feel free to reach out to the Quality Payment Program Service Center:

  • Telephone (available Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM Eastern Time): 1-866-288-8292 or TTY: 1-877-715-6222
  • Email: QPP@cms.hhs.gov

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