Category Archives: Care Compare (nee DFC)

More March-April Events

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March EQRS Newsletter Available at https://mycrownweb.org/2024/03/march-2024-newsletter-now-available/, with information on the 2744 ESRD Annual Survey, March 14 EOCT Town Hall, Care Compare Update, New EQRS Dashboard Reports, New EQRS Medication Reconciliation Reporting Field, ESRD QIP Information, How to Route Questions, and ESRD Data Submission Deadlines.

March 14, 2024:

March 16, 2024: Comment Deadline for Medicare Part D Guidance Part 2 – Guidance to help Medicare Part D enrollees manage drug costs, PART 2. Find details at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-prescription-payment-plan-draft-part-two-guidance.pdf.

April 16-17, 2024: CMS NTP Understanding Medicare 2-Day Webinar – Find more information and register at https://cmsnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/live-events.

March 19, 2024: CMS EQRS New User Training – Find details and register at https://mycrownweb.org/pcw_lems/march-2024-new-user-training/.

Final CMS Guidance to help Medicare Part D enrollees manage drug costs – https://www.cms.gov/training-education/medicare-learning-network/newsletter/2024-03-07-mlnc#_Toc160622795.

Current Medicare Status of Blood Tests for Organ Transplant Rejection – https://www.cms.gov/training-education/medicare-learning-network/newsletter/2024-03-07-mlnc#_Toc160622796.

More January+ Events

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AKF Poster on Barriers to Treatment Adherence: The Infographic at the end of this bulletin summarizes the results of an American Kidney Fund survey of dialysis patients and renal professionals, on the common challenges that patients face in following their treatment recommendations.

CMS Care-Compare website for Comparing Dialysis Facilities has received its January quarterly update, including the latest Facility Performance Scores. Find it at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=DialysisFacility.

January 15-February 15, 2024: NWRD 2024 Conference Registration – the Conference is March 7-8 in Portland OR, with the theme Dietitians Bridging the Equality Gap through Advocacy with emphasis on Latin American culture and cuisine. Find full details and register at https://www.nwrdonline.org/conference-overview. 

January 31, 2024: CMS/HRSA Organ Transplantation Affinity Group Webinar on Strengthening Transplant Accountability, Equity, and Performance. For details and registration see https://mycrownweb.org/2024/01/organ-transplantation-affinity-group-otag-webinar-on-january-31-2024-at-2pm/.

February 8, 2024: Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation Webinar on Donation and Transportation. Find details and register at https://amat.member365.com/public/event/details/27d76c61afdace71ce3a8cdd49b2d62f6ef0bad2/1.

February 14, 2024: National Donor Day for organ, eye and tissue donation. For Donation-related Valentines to send and/or other donation-related educational materials, in English or Spanish, see https://donatelife.net/how-you-can-help/national-observances-celebrations/national-donor-day/. For Network events and programs, see https://www.donatelifenw.org/.

6/21+ EQRS New Users, Town Hall, News

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EQRS will present a 90-minute June 21, 2022 New User Training. For details and registration, see https://mycrownweb.org/pcw_lems/june-2022-new-user-training/.

EQRS will also present a June 23, 2022 Town Hall event. For more information and registration, see https://globalmeetwebinar.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1551952&tp_key=16ff240327.

The June EQRS Newsletter is available at https://mycrownweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/June-2022-Newsletter_FINAL508.pdf. This issue includes articles on

  • General EQRS Data Submission schedules,
  • The June 23, 2022 EQRS Town Hall agenda,
  • The April 27, 2022 Care Compare Dialysis Data Release,
  • The Extraordinary Circumstances Exception (ECE) Submission Process,
  • The QIP UFR Reporting Measure,
  • A Chat Box question on Ultrafiltration,
  • Instructions on How to Route Questions to EQRS, and
  • June 30, 2022 through February 28, 2023 EQRS Data Submission Deadlines.

12/1 DFC Becomes Care Compare

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Making its debut December 1, 2020, Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) has been expanded and combined with other Medicare quality comparison websites, and will now be called Care Compare. Find it at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/. Find an introduction to Care Compare at https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-care-compare-empowers-patients-when-making-important-health-care-decisions.