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Toolkit:
Cheat Sheet: What Does That Error Message Mean?
Published on Wed Nov 30, 2016
Know when the error code is a software problem and not your fault.
When error messages pop up in the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system — as they are wont to do from time to time — don’t fret. Use this quick-reference chart to identify what the error code means and what you need to do to correct the error.
In a recent Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) Provider Training for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), presenter Debra Weiland, Bsn, Rn, RaC-Ct summarized the following most common fatal and warning errors in the QIES ASAP system:
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