HOP QRP: Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program

Hospital OQR Program Online - Here to Assist You

As the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program Support Contractor (Hospital OQR Program SC), FMQAI supports activities under the Hospital OQR Program, including providing technical support and feedback to assist hospitals with quality data reporting. On this website, you will find numerous resources to enhance your knowledge of the program and reporting requirements, such as:

Reference and training materials
Tools for data collection, submission, and validation
Educational presentations
Timelines
Deadlines

We are committed to offering quality service in a timely and effective manner. So that we may better serve you, please e-mail any comments, suggestions, or concerns to Hospital OQR Program, or call us toll-free at 866-800-8756 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

Hospital OQR Program Deadlines for Chart Abstracted Data
Encounter Quarter	Population and Sampling Data Deadline	Clinical Data Submission Deadline
Q 3 2011	Feb 1, 2012 *	Feb 1, 2012
Q 4 2011	May 1, 2012 *	May 1, 2012
Q 1 2012	Aug 1, 2012 *	Aug 1, 2012
Q 2 2012	Nov 1, 2012 *	Nov 1, 2012
Q 3 2012	Feb 1, 2013 *	Feb 1, 2013

* Submission of Population and Sampling data for these quarters is voluntary.
Please Note: Dates are subject to change-Please verify Population & Sampling and Data Submission Deadline on the QualityNet website.

Highlights

Final CY 2012 OPPS Rule Published

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued final rule CMS-1525-FC, “Final Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2012 Payment Rates.” The final rule can be viewed and downloaded at Final CY 2012 OPPS rule. Details regarding the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) program begin on page 330 of the downloadable PDF file.

Archived Highlights