This document summarizes a Cypress tech talk that was held on August 18th, 2015. It discusses the release of new versions of the Cypress eCQM testing tool on July 23rd, 2015, including Cypress versions 2.7.0, 2.6.1, and a Cypress Validation Utility. It outlines updates to the validation capabilities in these new versions, such as validating performance rates, measure duplication, measure period, and data criteria. It also announces the next Cypress tech talk on September 1st and provides information on accessing past webinars and sending feedback.

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Cypress Tech Talk
August 18th, 2015

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Agenda
■ Cypress Release – Thursday July 23rd
– Cypress 2.6.1
– Cypress 2.7.0
– Cypress Validation Utility for 2016 Reporting
■ Review of Validation Updates in Cypress 2.6.1 and 2.7.0
■ Open Discussion
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Cypress Tools Release in July 2015
■ New Versions of the Cypress eCQM Testing Tool were
released on Thursday, July 23rd, 2015.
– Cypress v2.7.0 – Pretesting Version Only
– Cypress v2.6.1 Patch Release – Replacing v2.6.0
– Cypress Validation Utility for 2015 & 2016 Reporting
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Available Cypress Versions
Cypress
Version
eCQM Version QRDA
Implementatio
n Guide
Cypress 2.7.0 2015 EP + EH DSTU R3
(2015)
Cypress 2.6.1 2014 EP + EH DSTU Errata
(2014)
Cypress 2.6.0
(90 days
following
2.6.1 release)
2014 EP + EH DSTU Errata
(2014)
Bolded versions
available for
certification

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Cypress 2.7.0, 2.6.1 and Cypress
Validation Utility – Validation Updates
■ Performance Rates
■ Cypress 2.7 will validate performance rates if they are provided in
QRDA Cat III Files.
■ Measure Duplication
■ Cypress will validate that measures and populations are only reported
once.
■ Measure Period
■ Cypress will validate that the correct measurement period is specified.
■ Data Criteria Validation
■ Cypress will validate QRDA Cat I data criteria against all measures
being tested.
■ Smoking Gun Validation
■ Reverting Smoking Gun error handling back to Cypress 2.4.1.
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OPEN DISCUSSION
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Next Cypress Tech Talk
■ Tuesday September 1st at 1pm EST
■ Register at
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/432015307270123
5201
■ Completed Webinars will be posted on the Cypress Website
on the Timeline Tab.
– http://projectcypress.org/timeline.html
■ Send questions and feedback to the Cypress Talk List as
talk@projectcypress.org
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