QIPS Accounts to Automatically Convert over into New QIMS System

Phase III (set for January 2011), will include a new account management system that will provide identity credential to users who will need access to CROWNWeb. All users will need to follow an account management process defined in CMS' new QualityNet Identity Management System (QIMS). QIMS, which will be a replacement of the current QualityNet Identity Provisioning System (QIPS), will provide a more robust and secure account management service that will include end-user recertification, annual security training, and a confirmation system in which multiple identifiers are used to validate user credentials (multi-factor authentication). All users should continue to register for and/or maintain access to CROWNWeb via the QIPS system until further notice. Users with established QIPS accounts will have their accounts automatically converted over into QIMS. Further details regarding the transition from QIPS to QIMS will be discussed prior to the release of CROWNWeb Phase III and the full national implementation.