How to create a HARP account to access CMS applications

Unidentified Speaker, Presenter, walked listeners through how to create an account for HARP — the Health care quality information systems access roles and profile portal — a secure identity management portal used to sign in to many Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) applications. “The health care quality information systems access roles and profile, otherwise known as HARP, is a secure identity management portal provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS,” the presenter said.

The presentation said an account supplies a user ID and password that can be used to sign in to many CMS applications. To begin registration, users are instructed to click the sign-up link on the HARP login page or go to harp.cms.gov/register; the first page in the portal is the…