November 14, 2024
CART Outpatient Version 1.25.0 Release
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the release of the CMS Abstraction and Report Tool (CART) and is now available on the QualityNet website: https://qualitynet.cms.gov/
This release contains updates to CART Outpatient 1.25.0 to support the Sex Data Element changes as listed in Specifications Manual 17.0a. This CART version must be used for encounter dates 07-01-24 through 9-30-24.
Details of the new Sex Data Elements are listed below:
- Sex assigned at birth – Required
- Sexual Orientation – Voluntary
- Gender Identity – Voluntary
Note: CART for Q4 2024 encounters and future will be available in January 2025 in HQR
The CART 1.25.0 download, as well as installation instructions, edits, and online help are located on the QualityNet website.
- Select the Hospitals – Outpatient card on the home page of QualityNet,
- On the Hospitals-Outpatient page, select Data Management,
- Select CMS Abstraction & Reporting Tool (CART) under Data Collection,
- The CART-Outpatient version 1.25.0 can be accessed under the CART Overview page,
- Edits and Online help Guide are at the bottom of the Download Cart page under resources,
- Known issues for CART-Outpatient are located on the QualityNet Home page under the Help menu.
- Select the known Issues link and navigate to hospital Quality Reporting System Known Issues PDF
Click Here to Go to QualityNet website
Click Here to Download CART Version 1.25.0
Who to contact with questions:
- CCSQ Service Center Contact Information
- 866 288-8912
- QNetSupport@cms.hhs.gov
- Weekdays from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET