February Town Hall: CROWNWeb Jeopardy

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1 February Town Hall: CROWNWeb Jeopardy With CROWNWeb Outreach, Communication, and Training (OCT) February 22, pm to 3pm ET

2 Submitting Questions Type questions in the Q&A section, located in the top right corner of your screen. Send all Q&A questions to All Panelists Note: Some questions may require additional research. Unanswered questions may be submitted to 2

3 Today s Host Janis Grady, RHIT, CPHQ Contract Officer s Representative (COR) CROWNWeb Outreach, Communication, and Training (OCT) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Quality Measurement (DQM) 3

4 Today s Presenters Oniel Delva, BA, CTT+ Communications Manager Michael Seckman, CTT+ Training Manager Kirsten Keating Project Coordinator 4

5 ESRD Patients and the CMS-2728 Form

6 Putting Patients First with the CMS-2728 Form CMS and the ESRD Networks are focusing on having CMS-2728 Forms submitted within 10 days of admission This campaign will support CMS goal to Put Patients First National compliance is 21% for January let us know how we can support you/your facility s improvement 6

7 Top 10 Reasons to Submit the CMS-2728 within 10 days 1. Put Patients First Establish/facilitate ESRD Medicare Coverage for beneficiaries 2. Register patients in the National ESRD Patient Registry CROWNWeb 3. Include patients in ESRD quality measure outcomes 4. Facilitate Medicare facility reimbursement for ESRD treatments 5. Support Medicare reimbursement for Physician ESRD services 6. Expedite Medicare Advantage Health Plan payments for ESRD 7. Achieve compliance reporting for ESRD QIP 8. Release more timely and accurate ESRD data for Public Reporting/Research 9. Ten days is sufficient time to complete a registration form 10. Meet the CROWNWeb Data Quality Goals 7

8 Foreign Nationals in CROWNWeb

9 CROWNWeb and the CMS-2728 for Foreign Nationals CMS has re-confirmed that Foreign Nationals/Visitors receiving treatment(s) in dialysis facilities should be entered in the ESRD National Patient Registry - CROWNWeb The N/A box may be checked for the SSN and Claim # fields to Admit as a New ESRD Patient and complete the CMS-2728 Facilities should continue to complete the CMS-2728 Form and submit to CROWNWeb (within 10 days; no later than 45 days) The CMS-2728 for Foreign Nationals require labs within 45 days prior to admission in order to submit the form in CROWNWeb Labs should be provided prior to patient s arrival, or the facility may choose to have required labs drawn on the first day of dialysis to meet the 2728 requirement Completed CMS-2728 forms for Foreign Nationals do NOT get mailed or sent to SSA (unless person applying for ESRD Medicare benefits). 9

10 CROWNWeb Data Submissions

11 The CROWNWeb Data Submission Stopwatch Available for download in PDF format at MyCROWNWeb.org Home Page Educational Resources Page 11

12 CROWNWeb Jeopardy

13 Category: Forms Answer: The Laboratory results on this form must be within 45 days of the patient s first date of dialysis. 13

14 Category: Forms Question: What is a CMS 2728 Form? 14

15 Category: Clinical Answer: Dialysis treatment session information will be entered in this CROWNWeb field when Kt/V labs are drawn. 15

16 Category: Clinical Question: What is Ultrafiltration? 16

17 Category: Account Management Answer: CROWNWeb facility role access is approved by this person. 17

18 Category: Account Management Question: Who is the Security Official? 18

19 Category: Patient Answer: Discharging of a patient in CROWNWeb should occur within how many days of the last treatment. 19

20 Category: Patient Question: What is 5 Days? 20

21 Category: Patient Answer: If the Dr. has written a new prescription for a patient s length of dialysis, you will need to create this in CROWNWeb. 21

22 Category: Patient Question: What is Treatment Record? 22

23 Latest News and Reminders

24 CROWNWeb Maintenance CROWNWeb Unavailable 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday through 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday March 3/2/2018 through 3/3/2018 3/9/2018 through 3/10/2018 3/16/2018 through 3/17/2018 3/23/2018 through 3/24/

25 Medicare Beneficiary Identifier and the 2728 The modified CMS-2728 Form to include MBI will be released in CROWNWeb in April

26 CROWNWeb Clinical Closures Clinical Month(s) December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 Date of Closure for Clinical Submissions February 28, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET March 31, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET April 30, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET Clinical closures apply to all Collection Types. Clinical data submission applies to all submission methods. O **Please Note the Clinical Due dates above do not apply to facilities located in FEMA designated disaster areas.** 26

27 A Final Look at the FEMA-Designated Disaster Areas

28 CMS-Designated Disaster Areas 28

29 FEMA Designated Disaster Areas: California Wildfires - Clinical Extension Santa Barbara County Ventura County CLINICAL MONTH CLINICAL CLOSURE REPORTING PERIOD EXTENSION TO REPORT November 2017 January 31, 2018 March 31, 2018 December 2017 February 28, 2018 April 30,

30 FEMA Designated Disaster Areas: Hurricane Nate - Clinical Extension Alabama Counties Mississippi Counties Autauga Dallas George Harrison Baldwin Macon Greene Jackson Choctaw Mobile Hancock Stone Clarke Washington CLINICAL MONTH CLINICAL CLOSURE REPORTING PERIOD EXTENSION TO REPORT October 2017 December 31, 2017 February 28, 2018 November 2017 January 31, 2018 March 31, 2018 December 2017 February 28, 2018 April 30,

31 Questions 31

32 Thanks for Attending! Our next CROWNWeb Town Hall will be held: Date: March 29, 2018 Time: 2pm-3pm ET 32

33 For Further Information Help Me Form: QualityNet Help Desk: Website: A survey will pop up in your browser when the session ends. Please follow the link and let us know what you think and what you would like to be covered in future Town Hall events, thank you! 33

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