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they submit to CMS on behalf of their eligible
professionals.
As we gain more experience with registry submission,
we would expect to further specify through rulemaking
qualification requirements for registries that may include
more comprehensive validation requirements. As we evaluate
our policies, we plan to continue a dialogue with
stakeholders to discuss opportunities for program
efficiency and flexibility.
Comment: One commenter requested that the registry
record layout and requirements be published by December 31,
2008. Similarly, many commenters requested that the
registry record layout and requirements be published in
this final rule with comment period.
Response: We intend to have the requirements posted on
the PQRI section of the CMS Web site at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri by November 15, 2008. However,
the technical specifications (that is, specifications for
the XML file format that registries would need to use to
submit PQRI quality measures results and numerator and
denominator data on quality measures to CMS) are not
finalized and will be made available to a registry after
the registry passes an initial qualification process. This
will prevent registries that cannot satisfy the
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