The New RISE Registry General Information

The New RISE Registry General Information

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This article describes the New RISE Registry, including general information and frequently asked questions.

The New RISE Registry

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is transitioning to a new registry platform to enhance functionality, streamline onboarding, and improve data integration. This includes a new Practice Portal and Dashboard, updated and streamlined onboarding workflows, and improved support for MIPS and MVP reporting.

Existing and new practices and clinicians will need to complete the Practice Onboarding process.

Platform System Requirements

Browser
If you are using a laptop or desktop computer, you can use most browsers. We recommend Google Chrome (with ad and pop-up blockers turned off), or an incognito or private browsing session.

Supported desktop browsers include:
  1. Google Chrome
  2. Mozilla Firefox
  3. Safari 8 or higher
  4. Microsoft Edge
Supported mobile browsers include:
  1. Chrome
  2. Safari (iOS)
Network Speed
The minimum required speed for your internet connection is 3 Mbps; we recommend at least 5 Mbps. 

Operating System
Mac: Mac OSX 10.6 or later
Windows: Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista (SP1 or later), XP (SP3 or later)

Processor / RAM
Single Core 1Ghz or higher (Dual core 2Ghz or higher, 4G RAM recommended)

Minimum Required EHR Version
  1. Altera - (Source)
    1. Veradigm EHR 22.2+
    2. TouchWorks EHR 22.1+
    3. Paragon 22.2+
    4. Sunrise EHR US 22.1
  2. Aprima - No version specified but FHIR connector is required to be purchased (Source)
  3. Amazing Charts - Version 11.4 (Source)
  4. AthenaOne - 22.7 Release (Source)
  5. eCW - All certified versions include: 12.0.2.04000407 and 12.0.3.04009267 or higher (Source)
  6. Epic - FHIR first released in 2017.  Each API has an initial version included (example, Coverage resource is available November 2020 (Source). 
  7. Medent - 23.5+ (Source)
  8. NextGen - version 6.2021.1
  9. Practice Fusion- No minimum version but a FHIR connector is required to activate (Source)
Note: This list is not all inclusive. Please contact us[JH3.1] for the complete list

User Roles

The New RISE platform includes various user roles. A description of each role is included in this section.

Practice Manager

A Practice Manager has broad access and control within the system, including the ability to:
  1. Add/update practice information (e.g., address, EHR details).
  2. View identifying information for all clinicians in the practice.
  3. Modify user access, including adding or removing administrative users and clinicians.
  4. Deactivate users who are no longer part of the practice.
  5. View quality measure scores for each clinician.
  6. Create sub-groups within the practice for reporting or organizational purposes.
  7. Submit MIPS/MVP data to CMS on behalf of the entire practice or individual clinicians.
Note: Each practice is required to have at least one person designated as a Practice Manager. 

Clinician

Individual clinicians have access to several important features designed to empower providers with insights into their performance and support continuous improvement. These features include:
  1. Access to individual quality measure scores and track performance over time.
  2. Deep dives into quality scores to understand performance trends.
  3. Viewing of de-identified scores of other providers in their practice, enabling comparison against peers, national benchmarks, and the broader RISE registry.
  4. Submission of MIPS/MVP data to CMS as an individual provider.

Clinician Supervisor

Clinician Supervisors have access to view all participating clinician information[TT5.1] within their practice, including:
  1. Access to participating clinicians’ quality measure scores and track performance over time.
  2. Deep dives into quality scores to understand performance trends.
  3. Access to [TT6.1]de-identified scores of other participating providers in their practice, enabling comparison against peers, national benchmarks, and the broader RISE registry.

Sign In

Follow these steps to sign in:
  2. Click Let’s get started!
  3. Click Sign in.
  4. Enter your email address and password.
  5. Click Continue.
  6. Enter the 6-digit code that was sent to your mobile device and click Continue.
Note: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is necessary to adhere to modern security standards and protect sensitive data. MFA adds extra layers of verification, requiring two or more factors from different categories (e.g. password and phone).

*Please remember to log out and close your internet browser tab or window after each session to protect sensitive data. 







Forgot Password

To reset your password follow these steps:
  1. From the Sign In page, click Forgot Password?
  2. Enter your email address and click Continue.
  3. Check your email for instructions to reset your password.
  4. Click Confirm from the Reset your password email.
  5. Enter your new password in the New Password* and Re-enter new password* fields and click Reset password.
  6. Click Back to acr-rise-app.








Frequently Asked Questions


What happens to the data stored in the current RISE registry?

All data submitted through the RISE registry will continue to be stored and maintained in accordance with CMS data retention, security, and privacy requirements.

While there is not a full migration of registry data into the new system, practices will be able to view historical quality measure scores that were submitted to CMS through the RISE registry, including annual snapshots of final scores for each reporting year, where available.

Data used for research and quality improvement purposes will continue to be securely stored and managed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), in accordance with the data access rules and agreements in place between participating practices and RISE.

Does the RISE registry website timeout?

Yes. Timeout occurs after 30 minutes of inactivity.

I received a Forbidden 403 error when accessing the website. How do I resolve it?

To resolve this error, please clear your browser cache. If you are not sure how to clear your cache, here are links to the instructions for most popular browsers
  1. Chrome
  2. Microsoft Edge
  3. Firefox
  4. Safari
After clearing the cache, close all open browser windows, reopen the browser, and try to access the website again. 

You may also try accessing the RISE Registry website through an incognito/private browsing window.

Glossary

ACR: American College of Rheumatology.  
Administrator: A user with elevated privileges to manage a practice. They can manage clinicians and other users within the practice.  
Attestation: The process of confirming the accuracy and completeness of data before submission.  
Clinician: A healthcare professional who provides medical services.   
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.  
CRM: Customer Relationship Management. A system for managing a company’s interactions with current and potential customers.  
DUA: Data Use Agreement. A contract that governs the use of data.
IA: Improvement Activities. A category of MIPS that focuses on practice improvements.  
MIPS: Merit-based Incentive Payment System. A program for Medicare clinicians that measures performance in quality, cost, improvement activities, and promoting interoperability.  
MPA: Master Participation Agreement. A contract between a covered entity and a business associate.   
MVP: MIPS Value Pathways. A framework within MIPS that focuses on specific patient conditions or episodes of care.  
NPI: National clinician Identifier. A unique 10-digit identification number issued to healthcare clinicians in the United States.  
NPPES: National Plan and clinician Enumeration System. The system that assigns NPIs to healthcare clinicians.   
PI: Promoting Interoperability. A category of MIPS that focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT).  
Practice: A medical practice or group of clinicians. A practice can have multiple clinicians and users associated with it.   
Quality Measures: Metrics used to assess the quality of care provided.   
QPP: Quality Payment Program 
User: An individual who has an account and can access the portal.   
TIN: Taxpayer Identification Number. A unique identifier for a business or organization


NotesIf you have questions, contact us at RISE@rheumatology.org.