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Hospital Compare Preview Period ends February 9
Hospitals are reminded that the current preview period for the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) programs will end February 9, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Preview Reports are available on My QualityNet for participating hospitals and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) only during the preview period.
During the preview period, hospitals may have the option to suppress the public reporting of some of the information contained in the reports. Information contained in the Preview Reports will be published on the Hospital Compare website, tentatively in mid-March.
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- Hospital Compare Preview Reports now available
- Outpatient Prospective Payment System APU Determination lists posted for CY 2010
- Final CY 2010 OPPS rule published
- Hospital APU recipient lists posted for FY 2010
- FY 2010 IPPS hospital final rule published
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