Published: February 26, 2021

Six Years Straight: Reg-ent Receives CMS QCDR and QR Designations

The Reg-ent registry has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) and Qualified Registry (QR) for 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting.

Reg EntThe Reg-ent registry has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) and Qualified Registry (QR) for 2021 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting. In addition to the QCDR approval for 2021, CMS approved 22 otolaryngology-specific QCDR measures that were developed from AAO-HNSF clinical practice guideline key action statements as well as measures developed jointly with medical specialty society partners. These QCDR measures are available exclusively through Reg-ent. To review the complete list of measures available in 2021, please visit our website at www.entnet.org/Reg-ent_2021_Quality_Measures.

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