E-mail Notifications: 2011

Hospitals–Inpatient

The following e-mail notifications regarding the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program were issued in 2011 to those persons registered to receive the notifications.

Reference Number Date Subject
2011-48-IP 12/31/11 Release of Specifications Addendum for Manual 4.0 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-47-IP 12/30/11 Release of Abstraction Resource Paper Tools for Specifications Manual January 2012 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-46-IP 12/16/11 Release of Specifications Manual 4.1 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-45-IP 12/14/11 Hospitals to Submit Third Quarter 2011 HCAHPS Data by January 4, 2012
2011-44-IP 11/14/11 January 2012 Inpatient Hospital Compare Preview Reports Format Issue
2011-43-IP 11/01/11 QualityNet QUEST System HIQR Questions Backlog
2011-42-IP 10/18/11 Clarification for Version 4.0b of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Specifications Manual- IMM
2011-41-IP 10/14/11 October 2011 Hospital Compare Update
2011-40-IP 09/28/11 Release of Addendum for Specifications Manual 4.0a for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-39-IP 09/28/11 HCAHPS Submission Deadline Changes for 2012
2011-38-IP 09/28/11 Reconsideration Reminder for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Annual Payment Update Fiscal Year 2012
2011-37-IP 09/21/11 Hospitals to Submit Second Quarter 2011 HCAHPS Data by October 12, 2011
2011-36-IP 09/16/11 Important information related to Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program- Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
2011-35-IP 09/12/11 October 2011 Public Reporting on Hospital Compare: CMS to Revise AHRQ Calculations and to Redefine Denominator for Foreign Object Hospital-Acquired Condition Measure
2011-34-IP 09/02/11 QualityNet QUEST System Questions Backlog for the Hospital IQR Program
2011-33-IP 09/02/11 Clarification for Version 3.3b of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Specifications Manual- SCIP
2011-32-IP 09/01/11 Correction to ICD-9-CM codes within the Specifications Manual, versions 3.3b and 4.0a, for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-31-IP 08/19/11 Release of Addendum for Specifications Manual 4.0 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-30-IP 08/05/11 Inpatient Hospital Compare Update August 5, 2011
2011-29-IP 08/04/11 HAI - APU Dashboard and APU Provider Participation Report - CLABSI Data
2011-28-IP 08/03/11 Release of Addendum for Specifications Manual 3.3a for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-27-IP 07/29/11 FY 2012 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Confidence Interval Reports are Available
2011-26-IP 07/29/11 Structural Measures /Data Accuracy and Completeness Acknowledgement Submission Deadline Reminder
2011-25-IP 07/28/11 HQA and Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting October 2011 Public Reporting Preview Information
2011-24-IP 07/14/11 APU Dashboard - Structural Measures Quarters Display Incorrectly
2011-23-IP 07/21/11 July 2011 Hospital Compare Release Rescheduled
2011-22-IP 07/14/11 NO ICU Bed Waiver Form Clarification
2011-21-IP 07/11/11 Hospitals to Submit First Quarter 2011 HCAHPS Data by July 13, 2011
2011-20-IP 07/01/11 Release of Specifications Manual 4.0 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-19-IP 07/01/11 Structural Measures and Data Accuracy and Completeness Acknowledgement information for FY 2012
2011-18-IP 06/06/11 NHSN Website for Reporting CLABSI Requirement
2011-17-IP 06/01/11 Display of CLABSI Data
2011-16-IP 05/25/11 Revised: Measure Designation Application process for all inpatient hospitals beginning with 1st Quarter 2011 discharges
2011-15-IP 05/23/11 Revised: 800 Hospitals Selected for FY2013 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Validation for Payment Determination
2011-14-IP 05/18/11 Data Submission for 1Q 2011 Discharges Impacted by Sequencing Changes for Principal Procedure Codes
2011-13-IP 05/18/11 Measure Designation Application process change for Critical Access Hospitals beginning with 1st Quarter 2011 discharges
2011-12-IP 05/13/11 800 Hospitals Selected for FY 2013 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Validation for Payment Determinations
2011-11-IP 04/27/11 HQA and Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting July 2011 Public Reporting Preview Information
2011-10-IP 04/22/11 Inpatient Hospital Compare Refresh Scheduled for April 21, 2011
2011-09-IP 04/01/11 Release of Abstraction Resource Paper Tools for Specifications Manual April 2011 for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-08-IP 03/28/11 Revision of Hospital Inpatient Specifications Manual documents for Collection of Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures
2011-07-IP 03/25/11 Data Submission for 4Q 2010 Discharges Impacted by Sequencing Changes for Principal Procedure Codes
2011-06-IP 03/09/11 Release of Hospital Data Validation National Mismatch Frequency Report for Discharges 01/01/2010 through 03/31/2010
2011-05-IP 03/09/11 Data Submission for 4Q 2010 Discharges Impacted by Sequencing Changes for Principal Procedure Codes
2011-04-IP 02/16/11 2011 Federal Holiday Hospital Inpatient Validation Results Posting Delays
2011-03-IP 02/02/11 Revised: No ICU Beds for CLABSI Requirement
2011-02-IP 01/13/11 Delay in Posting 2Q 2010 Hospital Inpatient Validation Results due to Federal Holiday
2011-01-IP 01/11/11 HQA and Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program March 2011 Public Reporting Preview Information

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