2022 Email Notifications

Reference Number Date Subject
2022-72-IPF 12/7/2022 CART-IPFQR Version 2.2.0 Release
2022-71-IPF  12/1/2022 Reminder: January 2023 Public Reporting Preview Data Available
2022-70-IPF_ 11/28/2022 Reporting Exception Granted Due to Florida Hurricane Ian (DR-4673-FL) 
2022-69-IPF_ 11/21/2022 Publicly available for download now: example IPF-specific reports using mock data for Fiscal Year 2023 IPFQR program claims-based measures
2022-68-IPF_ 11/16/2022 IPFQR Program November 17, 2022 Webinar: Specifications Manual Addenda
2022-67-IPF_ 11/16/2022 Addendum Release for Version 1.1b of the Specifications Manual for National Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measures
2022-66-IPF_ 11/9/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education November 10, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Review of FY 2023 IPF-Specific Reports for Claims-Based Measures
2022-65-IPF 11/8/2022 Claims-Based Measure Reports Now in HQR
2022-64-IPF  11/8/2022 January 2023 Public Reporting Preview Data Available
2022-63-IPF_ 11/8/2022 Available for download now: IPF-specific reports for Fiscal Year 2023 IPFQR program claims-based measures 
2022-62-IPF 11/3/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education November 17, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Specifications Manual Addenda
2022-61-IPF 11/1/2022 Claims-Based Measure Reports Move to HQR on November 8
2022-60-IPF 10/31/2022 FY 2024 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Data Submission Reminder
2022-59-IPF_ 10/27/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education November 10, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Review of FY 2023 IPF-Specific Reports for Claims-Based Measures
2022-58-IPF_ 10/27/2022 IPFQR Program Optional Guides Now Available 
2022-57-IPF  10/26/2022 HCP COVID-19 Vaccination Measure Data Now Available on Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Facility, State, and National Report
2022-56-IPF 10/26/2022 Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog October 2022 Data Refresh for Hospitals
2022-55-IPF 10/25/2022 New ‘Delayed’ Submission Status via File Upload in HQR System
2022-54-IPF  10/24/2022  Ensure you receive your ISRs! Log into HQR now.
2022-53-IPF_ 10/24/22 MLN Connects Newsletter and Other Program-Specific ListServe Recipients Lists Reporting Exception Granted Due to Florida Hurricane Ian (DR-4673-FL)
2022-52-IPF  10/19/2022 Reporting Exception Granted Due to Puerto Rico Hurricane Fiona (DR-4671-PR)/Excepción a la presentación de informes otorgada debido al huracán Fiona en Puerto Rico (DR-4671-PR)
2022-51-IPF 10/18/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education October 19, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: FY 2023 Data Review
2022-50-IPF 10/17/2022 FY 2024 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Data Submission Reminder
2022-49-IPF_ 10/11/2022 Addenda Release for Versions 1.0b and 1.1a of the Specifications Manual for National Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measures 
2022-48-IPF 10/7/2022 Claims-Based Measure Reports Are Moving!
2022-47-IPF 10/4/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education October 19, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: FY 2023 Data Review
2022-46-IPF 9/30/2022 FY 2024 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Checklists
2022-44-IPF 8/30/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education August 31, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: FY 2023 APU Determination and Reconsideration Processes
2022-43-IPF 8/25/2022 Reminder: October 2022 Public Reporting Preview Data Available
2022-42-IPF_ 8/17/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education August 31, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: FY 2023 APU Determination and Reconsideration Processes
2022-41-IPF 8/16/2022 Reporting Exception Granted Due to Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides (DR-4663-KY) 
2022-40-IPF_ 8/1/2022 October 2022 Public Reporting Preview Data Available
2022-39-IPF_ 7/29/2022 Reminder: IPFQR Program Data Submission Deadline August 15, 2022
2022-38-IPF_ 7/28/2022 In Case You Missed It -- July 19 CMS Administrator’s National Stakeholder Call Recording and Transcript Now Available
2022-37-IPF_ 7/15/2022 Reminder: IPFQR Program Data Submission Deadline August 15, 2022
2022-36-IPF_ 7/14/2022 You are Invited to a National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator (7/19/22)
2022-35-IPF_ 7/13/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education Webinar: IPFQR Program: Patient-Level Reporting 
2022-34-IPF 7/11/2022 UPDATE: FY 2023 IPF XML File Layouts (Corrected)
2022-33-IPF_ 7/11/2022 UPDATE: FY 2023 IPF XML File Layouts
2022-32-IPFf 7/8/2022  IPFQR CART SUB Measure Set Now Available
2022-31-IPF_ 7/1/2022 Hospital Quality Reporting System Open for IPFQR Program Data Submission 
2022-30-IPF_ 6/29/2022 Announcement: FY 2023 IPFQR Program Data Submission and Verification Checklists Available
2022-29-IPF_ 6/29/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education June 29, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Keys to Successful FY 2023 Reporting
2022-28-IPF 6/23/2022 FY 2024 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Quarterly Submission Reminder
2022-27-IPF_ 6/23/22 FY 2024 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Checklists Available
2022-26-IPF_ 6/23/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education Webinar: Overview of IPFQR Program Resources, Parts 1–3   
2022-45-IPF_ 6/7/2022 Notification to announce the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Support Videos are now available
2022-25-IPF 6/3/2002 Available for Download Now: Claims-Based Measures (CBM) Specifications Manual and CBM Codebooks for FY 2023
2022-24-IPF_ 5/27/2022 Release of the Specifications Manual for National Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measures, Version 1.1 
2022-23-IPFf 5/24/2022 Reporting Exception Granted Due to New Mexico Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds (DR-4652-NM)
2022-22-IPF_ 5/13/2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Chart Abstracted Permission Now Available in the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System
2022-21-IPF  5/4/2022 Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System Update Impacting Use of Internet Explorer 
2022-20-IPF_ 4/29/2022 COVID Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel Measure Data Submission Deadline Notification 
2022-19-IPF  4/28/2022 2022 Annual Hospital Contact Information Updates
2022-18-IPF_ 4/26/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education April 27, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Reporting Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Data Refresher 
2022-17-IPF_ 4/25/2022 FY 2023 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Checklists Available
2022-16-IPF  4/25/2022 Update to Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Known Issues Document
2022-15-IPF_ 4/20/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education April 27, 2022 Webinar: IPFQR Program: Reporting Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Data Refresher
2022-14-IPF_ 4/15/2022 COVID Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel Measure Data Submission Deadline Notification 
2022-13-IPF  4/14/2022 IPFQR Program Facility, State, and National Report Now Available in CSV via the HQR System
2022-12-IPF 4/13/2022 FY 2023 IPF PPS Proposed Rule Published, Open for Public Comment
2022-11-IPF_ 3/23/2022 Seeking IPFs to participate in quality measure testing
2022-10-IPF_ 3/18/2022 Release of Addendum for the Specifications Manual for National Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measures, Version 1.0a 
2022-09-IPF_ 3/7/2022 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Enrollment Reminder Notification 
2022-08-IPF  2/28/2022 New Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Support Videos Now Available
2022-07-IPF  2/11/22022 2021 OP-10 Data will be Updated to Correct Identified Error; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Publication and Hospital Public Reporting measure data will not be updated in April 2022, with the exception of Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program. 
2022-06-IPF 1/27/2022 Release of Quick Reference Guides for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program 
2022-05-IPF_ 1/26/2022 REMINDER: Extraordinary Circumstance Exceptions and Measure Suppressions
2022-04-IPF 1/26/2022 Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog January 2022 Data Refresh for Hospitals
2022-03-IPF_ 1/24/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education Webinar: IPFQR Program: Specifications Manual and Paper Tools Review   
2022-02-IPF 1/21/2022 Release of Specifications Manual for National Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Measures, Version 1.0 and Various Paper Tools 
2022-01-IPF_ 1/20/2022 IPFQR Program Outreach and Education Webinar: NHSN Enrollment and Reporting Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 Vaccination Data