CQM Import Dashboard

The CQM Import Dashboard allows you to import QRDA1 Category 1 files from outside sources and then calculate the CQMs from that file for a selected reporting period. You then have the ability to print or export those results. Use the following steps to import a QRDA1 Category 1 file and run the CQMs for that file.

1. Click Reports > Meaningful Use > CQM Import.
    

2. In the CQM Import Dashboard, click the Browse button.
   
   
   
    

3. Browse for the QRDA1 Category 1 file you want to import, highlight the applicable file, and then click the Open button.
   
   
   
    

4. After the QRDA1 Category 1 file has been imported, you can select the applicable Reporting Period.
   
   
   
    

5. Click the Filter button to access the Quality Measure Filters dialog where you can filter by certain Patient, Provider, and Practice information.
    

6. In the Quality Measure Filters dialog, you can filter patients by patient Age, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, insurance Payer, and/or a SNOMED code; by provider NPI number, and/or Taxonomy code; or by practice Tax ID Number, or Address information by checking the applicable options and configuring the applicable information in the corresponding fields.
   
   When finished configuring filter criteria, click the OK button.
   
   If filter criteria is selected, only those patients that meet the criteria will be included in the results.
   
   
   
    

7. Click the Calculate Results button and the system will calculate the applicable CQM results (Numerator, Denominator, Result %, Denominator Exclusions, and Exceptions) contained within the file for the selected reporting period.
   
   
   
   
    

8. After the reports have been generated, you have the ability to Print or create a file for CQM Reporting.
   
   Click the Print button to print the results listed in the results grid in the CQM Import Dashboard.
   
   Click the CQM Reporting button to generate a QRDA file that can be submitted electronically to CMS during attestation. In the Category field, select Category 1 or Category 3 depending upon the type of file you want to send. Category 3 files are saved to the desktop. Category 1 files are saved to the rootdir under QRDA\Cat1.
   
   
    

9. Repeat steps 2 - 8 to import another QRDA1 Category 1 file.
    

10. When finished, close out of the  CQM Import Dashboard.