CMS-10210 IQR Reconsideration Request Form

CMS Quality Reporting Program
APU Reconsideration Request Form
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) determines that a facility did not
meet the Quality Reporting Program requirement(s) for the Annual Payment Update (APU), the
facility may submit a request for reconsideration to CMS by the deadline identified on the APU
Notification Letter.
Once this form has been completed, please submit via the Hospital Quality Reporting Secure
Portal to [email protected], via secure fax to 877-789-4443, or email
[email protected].
Following the receipt of the request form, an email acknowledgement will be sent confirming the
form has been received. Once a determination has been made, CMS will provide the formal
decision regarding the reconsideration request.
*Indicates required field

*Facility Information:
*Program Requesting Reconsideration: __ Inpatient __ Psych __ Outpatient __ Ambulatory
Surgical Center (ASC)
*Date of Request (MM/DD/YYYY): ____/____/_____
*CMS Certification Number (CCN) (Not required for ASC): __________________
*National Provider Identification (NPI) (Required for ASC only): ________________________
*Facility Name: _______________________________________________________________

*CEO Contact Information (Required for Inpatient and Psych) or
Designated Contact Information (Required for Outpatient and ASC):
Please ensure within your organization that U.S. Mail and deliveries from overnight services
directed to this address will reach the necessary party.
*Name and Title: ___________________________________________________________
*Email Address: ___________________________________________________________
*Telephone Number: ______-______-_______ Ext. __________
*Mailing Address (must include physical address; P.O. Box addresses are not valid):
________________________________________________________________________
*City: ________________________________________________________________________
*State: ____

*ZIP Code: __________-_______

*Security Official Contact Information (Not required for ASC):
*Name and Title: ___________________________________________________________
*Email Address: ___________________________________________________________
*Telephone Number: ______-______-_______ Ext. __________
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APU Reconsideration Request Form
*Mailing Address (must include physical street address; P.O. Box addresses are not valid):
________________________________________________________________________
*City: _______________________________________________________________________
*State: ____

*ZIP Code: __________-_______

*Reconsideration Request Information:
*CMS-Identified Reason Facility Did Not Meet the APU Requirements: These details were
provided in the formal CMS APU Notification Letter that was sent to your CEO/Designee.
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*Reason for Reconsideration Request: Please state your facility’s reason for requesting
reconsideration. This must identify the specific reason(s) for believing your facility did meet the
Quality Reporting Program requirements and should receive the full APU. Please Note: A
facility must submit all documentation and evidence that supports its request for reconsideration
at the time that it submits its request. This includes copies of any communications, such as
emails that the facility believes demonstrate its compliance with the program requirements.
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Additional Comments:
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APU Reconsideration Request Form
Validation Review for Reconsideration Request Information:
Was one of your reasons for not meeting the annual requirement(s) related to Validation?
If Yes, PLEASE NOTE: Requests related to validation element mismatches for the clinical
process measures may require additional facility actions.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Validation:
No further actions are required.
Chart-Abstracted Validation:
In addition to filing the Reconsideration Request Form as outlined above, hospitals must:
•

Complete the Validation Review for Reconsideration Request Form
(available on the QualityNet website), including written justification for each
data element classified during the validation process as a mismatch that you
wish to appeal.

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Send a copy of the entire medical record (as previously sent to the Clinical
Data Abstraction Center [CDAC] Contractor) for the appealed element(s),
along with the completed Validation Review for Reconsideration Request
Form, to the Validation Support Contractor via the Hospital Quality Reporting
Secure Portal, Managed File Transfer (MFT) “Validation Support Contractor”
group. If unable to submit via MFT, you may mail to:
Telligen
Attn: Validation Support Contractor
1776 West Lakes Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Please Note: Medical records may contain Protected Health Information (PHI) and
cannot be sent via email.

Medical records must be received by the deadline identified on the APU Notification
Letter. CMS will review the data elements that were labeled as mismatched, as well as the
written justifications provided by the facility, and make a decision on the validation
reconsideration request.

SIGNATURE
*CEO/Designated Personnel Signature__________________________
Date _____/____/____
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Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting Outreach and Education Support Contractor at (844) 472-4477.

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