Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII) recognized as CMS Submitter for Quality Payment Program for 2021 News provided by Share this article Share this article OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII) is pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognized NEHII as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for 2021. A QCDR is a CMS-approved entity that collects clinical data for the purpose of quality improvement regarding the care furnished to patients. QCDRs are one of several available reporting mechanisms for eligible clinicians and groups for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Primary Care First (PCF) and other CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) payment models.