Promoting and facilitating high quality care standards for dialysis and kidney transplant patients
in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Main phone (816) 880-9990
Patient toll free (800) 444-9965
Main fax (816) 880-9088
Data fax (816) 880-1775
7306 NW Tiffany Springs Pky. Suite 230 Kansas City, MO 64153
Information Management
- CROWNWeb QIMS
- Prevalence Reports
- Facility Directory
- Annual Reports
- Data Manual
- Data Requests
- National Provider ID
- Patient Activity Report
- Facility Personnel
Information Management Home Page
Feb. 15th last day for Data Submission (Dialysis Only)
At the close of business February 15th Heartland Kidney Network will stop accepting mailed or faxed patient data so that we can close out and shut down our old database in preparation for CROWNWeb in March. Any faxed or mailed patient data received after 2/15 will be returned to sender unprocessed. Please hold all changes past that date for entry by your staff into CROWNWeb. This does not apply to transplant facilities who should continue as usual. The Network will enter their data into CROWNWeb, but will later in 2012 invite the Transplant facilities to voluntarily use CROWNWeb.
Please see the CROWNWeb QIMS link to the left for details on how your facility should prepare for CROWNWeb.
Monthly Missing Forms and Missing PAR reports
This monitoring activity has been suspended due to the transition to CROWNWeb in March 2012. Once facilities are using CROWNWeb the Network will develope a process for alerting facilities when a 2728 or 2746 form should exist in CROWNWeb.
Did you know?
Acute patients, people who are expected to regain kidney function, are not eligible for coverage under the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease program? Facilities and physicians should never knowingly complete and sign a CMS 2728 Medical Evidence Form if that patient is expected to recover kidney function. You’ve heard the saying that “perception is everything”, and Medicare could investigate this as a case of fraud.
Remember the Form 2728 has a “Physician Attestation” that reads as follows:
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the information on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on diagnostic tests and laboratory findings, I further certify that this patient has reached the stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent and requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplant to maintain life. I understand that this information is intended for use in establishing the patient’s entitlement to Medicare benefits and that any falsification, misrepresentation, or concealment of essential information may subject me to fine, imprisonment, civil penalty, or other civil sanctions under applicable Federal laws.
Revised Policy on Faxing and Emails
Due to HIPAA and Security Act and specific direction from CMS, the network cannot accept or respond to any email containing personal identifying information on patients, even if it is partial information. CMS has started new email monitoring policies and that does spot violations. We are required to report each occurrence to CMS’ office of Information Security. We urge you not to send any full or partial patient identifying information by email. Many times this is in relation to a fax that was previously sent, such as “did you receive the fax I sent on patient X?”
To better serve you, if you request on your fax coversheet that you need confirmation that we received that particular fax, we will date stamp and sign it and fax the coversheet back to you. We ask that you don’t do this on all faxes, but just the ones you need confirmation on as we receive thousands of faxes each month.