Educational Resources

Want to know more about the ESRD QIP? CMS has a number of resources to help you. This page includes links to presentation materials from previous training sessions and fact sheets about CMS regulations. The materials are organized by the calendar year (CY) which may cover multiple payment years (PYs).

CY 2024

Event: CY 2025 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

August 13, 2024, 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PY 2027 ESRD QIP details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)

Event: CY 2024 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 11, 2024 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Description: Topic covers finalized policy pertaining to PYs 2026 and 2027 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)
• Question and Answer Transcript (PDF)

CMS Fact Sheet: Summarizes final rule policy specific to PY 2026 ESRD QIP program details. 

December 18, 2023

• Download the fact sheet (PDF)

Event: CY 2024 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

August 10, 2023 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2026 and 2027 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)

CY 2023

CMS Fact Sheet: Summarizes final rule policy specific to PY 2025 ESRD QIP program details.

January 12, 2023

• Download the fact sheet (PDF)

Event: CY 2023 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 19, 2023 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Description: Topic covers finalized policy pertaining to PYs 2023, 2024, and 2025 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)
• Questions and Answers Transcripts (PDF)

CY 2022

Event: CY 2023 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

July 28, 2022 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2023, 2024, and 2025 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)

Event: CY 2022 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 13, 2022

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)
• Questions and Answers Transcripts (PDF)

CY 2021

CMS Fact Sheet: Summarizes CY 2022 final rule policy specific to PY 2024 ESRD QIP program details

December 28, 2021

• Download the fact sheet (PDF)

Event: CY 2022 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

2:00 - 3:00 p.m., ET

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)

Event: CY 2021 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 12, 2021

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2023 and 2024 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)
• Questions and Answers Transcripts (PDF)
• Performance Standards Table PY 2023 (PDF)   

CY 2020

CY 2021 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) Proposed Rule

Event: On-Demand webinar available July 28, 2020

Description: During this presentation, learn about the proposals for the End Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program (ESRD QIP) in the CY 2021 ESRD Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording
• Transcript (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: CY 2020 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 14, 2020

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2022 and 2023 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)
• Audio Recording (ZIP)
• Transcript (PDF)

CY 2019

CMS National Provider Call: CY 2019 ESRD PPS Final Rule

January 15, 2019

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2021 and 2022 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)  
• Audio recording (ZIP)  
• Transcript (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: CY 2020 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

August 20, 2019

Description: Topic covers proposed policy pertaining to PYs 2022 and 2023 ESRD QIP program details.

• Presentation (PDF)  
• Audio Recording (ZIP)  
• Transcript (PDF)

CY 2018

CMS National Provider Call: CY 2018 ESRD PPS Final Rule

February 22, 2018

Description: Topic covers policy pertaining to PYs 2019, 2020 and 2021 ESRD QIP program details.

• Download the slides (PDF) (PDF)
• Listen to the audio recording (ZIP)    
• Read the transcript (PDF) (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: CY 2019 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

August 14, 2018

Description: Topic covers proposed policy pertaining to PYs 2022 and 2023 ESRD QIP program details

• Presentation (PDF)  
• Audio Recording (ZIP)  
• Transcript (PDF)

For calendar prior to and including CY 2017, please see here.

Preview-related Resources

CMS Webinar: CY 2019 Preview Period for PY 2020

July 9, 2019

• Download the slides
• Read the transcript

CMS Webinar: CY 2018 Preview Period for PY 2019

July 11, 2018

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• Read the transcript

CMS Webinar: CY 2017 Preview Period for PY 2018

July 10, 2017

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• Read the transcript

CMS National Provider Call: Reviewing Your Facility's PY 2017 Performance Data

August 2, 2016

• Download the slides (PDF) 
• Listen to the audio recording (ZIP)
• Read the transcript (PDF) (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: Reviewing Your Facility's PY 2016 Performance Data

July 9, 2015

• Download the slides (PDF)
• Listen to the audio recording (ZIP)
• Read the transcript (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: Reviewing Your Facility’s Payment Year 2015 Performance Data

July 16, 2014

• Download the slides (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: Reviewing Your Facility’s PY 2014 Performance Data

August 7, 2013

• Download the slides. (PDF)
• Download the CMS Fact Sheet (PDF)

CMS Special Open Door Forum: Reviewing Your Facility’s PY 2013 Performance Data

June 21, 2012

• Download the slides (PDF)

CMS Special Open Door Forum: Reviewing Your Facility’s PY 2012 Performance Data

July 14, 2011

• Download the slides (PDF)

Data Evaluation Resources

CMS Webinar: ESRD QIP Quarterly Measures Webinar on Ultrafiltration

August 7, 2018

• Download the slides
• Read the transcript

CMS Webinar: Measuring and Improving the Patient Experience of Care: A Review of the In-Center Hemodialysis Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey

August 31, 2017

• Download the slides
• Read the transcript

CMS Webinar: PY 2019 Comprehensive Dialysis Adequacy (Kt/V) Measure

December 13, 2017

• Download the slides
• Read the transcript

Other Materials

CMS National Provider Call: ESRD QIP System Training

July 8, 2015

Description: Instructs facility users in navigating the ESRD QIP QualityNet system

• Download the slides (PDF)
• Listen to the audio recording
• Read the transcript (PDF)

CMS National Provider Call: Accessing Reporting Documents

December 9, 2015

Description: Topic covers the ESRD QIP legislative framework and the steps facilities need to take to get their reporting documents about performance results for PY 2016

• Download the slides (PDF)
• Listen to the audio recording
• Read the transcript (PDF)

• Download the 2016 CMS Quality Conference presentation (PDF) and handout (PDF)
• Download the 2015 CMS Quality Conference presentation (PDF) and fact sheet (PDF)
• Download the 2014 QualityNet presentation (PDF)
• Download the 2012 QualityNet presentation (PDF)
• Download the 2011 QualityNet presentation (PDF)