Providers are reminded that the process of onboarding providers is ongoing and that to date 40% of organizations have identified one or more security officials within their organization. Providers will be expected to set up a new user id called a HARP Account and training on this process can be found here. CMS underscored the importance of having more than one security official to accommodate absences and said while vendors can be a security official for the organization, they should not be the one to establish the original account and assign roles within the organization. Providers should also consider carefully who on their staff require access to the MDS data and the appropriate level of access should be the minimum amount necessary. Finally, the file submission will continue to be an XML but where it is submitted will be new. 

Additional resources related to iQIES that were shared include: iQIES Onboarding Full Guide and the iQIES Role Matrix.

Questions?

Contact:

David Carter
Director Health Care Finance & Policy
c: 360.888.5702