Skip to main content

​
What is a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR)?

A Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) is an entity approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to collect clinical data for the purpose of tracking to support quality improvement. Unlike traditional claims-based reporting, QCDRs can collect a broader range of clinical data, including patient-reported outcomes and data from electronic health records (EHRs). They often offer measures beyond those available in the standard MIPS program, allowing for more specialized and relevant quality reporting, and are frequently used by ACOs to aggregate and report quality metrics across participating practices. QCDRs are an outside entity that is registered to calculate quality measures and report that data to CMS programs. QCDRs accept data in multiple formats, have a variety of ways to work with them, and are available for additional understanding and hands on support of providers for reporting requirements. Elation customers have worked with outside QCDRs successfully to report to MIPS and other CMS programs. If you would prefer hands on support for MIPS reporting, a QCDR would be a good option as Elation offers the technology tools, but does not offer hands on support for reporting. Here are some QCDRs you can use: Working with a QCDR generally works by providing the CCDA download from Elation which can be accomplished by referencing this Help Center Article. An analogy of how this works is similar to reporting taxes. Elation is similar to a TurboTax and provides the technology and information but as you have more complicated tax reporting and schedules to report you may need to hire a CPA. A QCDR works similarly in this way that they will take the data and support you with your submission beyond what Elation supports.

​
Collection Types

​
What does Elation support for Quality measures and collection types?

Elation supports 12 eCQMs, 9 of which count in Traditional MIPS, and 3 are used in the MVP Value in Primary Care group. Administrative Claims Based measures may be selected to support additional measure selections for MIPS to report for Traditional MIPS and MVPs. Elation supports APM reporting with the selected eCQMs, and other measures supported depending on collection type.
  • Traditional MIPS: You may report using 6 eCQMs or a combination of eCQMs and claims based measures, or reporting through a registry. To report through a registry, we recommend connecting with MDInteractive.
  • MVPs: You may report on the Value in Primary Care MVP the 4 bolded measures above which include 3 eCQMs and 1 Claims Based Measures.
  • APP: If you have signed up with an APM to participate this year, such as an ACO, or REACH, ensure your quality reporting is aligned with the measures the ACO administrator selected and only one quality submission is required, the quality submission reported with your APM.
Elation Health provides the tools to support certain reporting requirements. All reporting requirements are the sole responsibility of the reporting provider. The changing nature of CMS programs and MIPS as part of those programs, require continuous changes to the program. If you have concerns with the measures required to report to MIPS or CMS programs please direct that feedback to CMS and the QPP. Elation Health provides a certain set of eCQMs that require significant development work to meet requirements for PCPs. If you have additional needs beyond the eCQMs that are supported in Elation, such as, support with reporting to MIPS or CMS programs, that should be directed to those relevant agencies. The QPP provides a not insignificant amount of support for reporting.