Compliance

HCQIS Access Roles and Profile (HARP)

HARP is CMS's identity-management portal for creating credentials and requesting roles used to access systems such as iQIES.

Definition

HARP is CMS's identity-management portal for creating credentials and requesting roles used to access systems such as iQIES.

Why it matters

Authorized staff need properly managed HARP accounts and roles to perform CMS quality-reporting work.

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