Agencies should be aware that the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) will be down from 8 p.m. EST March 16 to 11:59 p.m. March 21.
 
This means that the national database and CASPER reports, as well as the OASIS submission system, will not be available during this time, according to a posting from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).