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EQRS News Flash: Clinical Compliance Tab Added in EQRS

Clinical Compliance Tab Added to Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Dashboards in EQRS

May 16, 2025

On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released changes to the hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) Clinical Reports/Dashboards in EQRS. Each of these clinical reports now has a second tab added for clinical compliance. This update is available for CMS, Network, Corporate, and Facility level users on both reports. The following provides a brief overview for accessing the clinical compliance tab within the HD/PD Clinical Dashboards.

Accessing Clinical Compliance Reports

 

  • Log in to the Patient Registry in EQRS.
  • Select Reports Dashboard under the Reports tab from the main navigation menu (Figure 1).
Figure 1. EQRS Main Navigation Menu
  • The Reports Dashboard screen will display (Figure 2).
  • To view the HD Clinical Compliance dashboard, select HD Clinical Dashboard. To view the PD Clinical Compliance dashboard, select PD Clinical Dashboard (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Reports Dashboard Screen

Filtering Options for Clinical Compliance

 

  • The filter for a particular clinical compliance month is on the HD or PD Clinical Dashboard screen (Figure 3).
  • Select the Clinical Period from the dropdown.
Figure 3. Facility Clinical Dashboard
  • The Select HD or PD Clinical Compliance (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Clinical Compliance Screen
  • The Clinical Compliance screen will display (Figure 5).
  • The screen will provide a national summary, facility level summary and patient level details.
  • The clinical data on these reports is refreshed on a weekly basis each weekend. For the most up-to-date information about patients who still require clinical data submissions for open months, please refer to the Facility Dashboard under the Dashboard section of the Patient Registry.
Figure 5. Clinical Compliance Screen
  • The user can download a table or figure by clicking on the three dots on the upper right-hand corner of the table or figure. Click Export to CSV or Export to Excel (Figure 6).
Figure 6. Clinical Compliance Screen – Downloads
  • In the Patient Details section, the user can filter by EQRS Patient ID and missing/saved Hemodialysis (HD), Vascular Access (VA), and treatment information (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Filtering Options for Clinical Compliance – Patient Details

For assistance with EQRS technical issues, please contact the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) Service Center. The CCSQ Service Center is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and can be reached via phone at 866-288-8912, email at qnetsupport-esrd@cms.hhs.gov, or online at the CCSQ Support Center.

For assistance with general EQRS and ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) questions, please contact the ESRD QIP Team via the QualityNet Q&A Tool.