Tag: Healthcare Quality Information System

Avoid Payment Delays, Register for iQIES Now!

Why register in the upgraded internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) by December 23? Claims that cannot be matched to assessments will be returned to you, preventing Medicare payment. ( See NAHC Report https://report.nahc.org/action-needed-register-for-an-iqies-account/ ; https://report.nahc.org/reminder-time-is-running-out-to-access-iqies/ ) Beginning January 1, 2020, you must use iQIES to submit patient assessments and view associated reports. You…

REMINDER: Time is Running Out to Access iQIES

Home health agencies (HHAs) are reminded to obtain access to the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) by December 23. Failure to so will prevent submission of Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data, impacting the agency’s ability to comply with quality reporting requirements and the need for claims matching after January 1, 2020. Claims…

Action needed: Register for an iQIES Account

The Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES), which providers and vendors use to submit assessment data, is being upgraded to make the system more reliable, scalable, secure, and accessible.  The enhancements will occur in phases (by provider type) and began with Long- Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) in March 2019, followed by Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs)…