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Specifications Manual

Discharges 10/01/2006 to 3/31/2007

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Specifications Manual for discharges 10/01/2006 - 03/31/2007. Release Notes, Version 2.1 (PDF) Release Notes Addendum, Version 2.1a (PDF) Release Notes Addendum, Version 2.1b (PDF) Release Notes Addendum, Version 2.1c (PDF) Release Notes Addendum, Version 2.1d (PDF)	Download Version 2.1d

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Acknowledgment Document
Introduction (3-2006)
Table Of Contents (6-2006)
Using the Manual (6-2006)

Section 1 - Data Dictionary (8-2006)
	Introduction Data Integrity Interpretation of Data Dictionary Terms Data Element Dictionary Terms General Abstraction Guidelines Alphabetical Data Element List (6-2006) Data Element Pages (8-2006)

Section 2 - Measurement Information
Section 2.1
	Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) (6-2006) AMI National Quality Measures AMI Data Element List AMI Measure Population Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm) AMI-1 (3-2006) AMI-2 (3-2006) AMI-3 (3-2006) AMI-4 (3-2006) AMI-5 (3-2006) AMI-6 (3-2006) AMI-7 (5-2006) AMI-7a (5-2006) AMI-8 (6-2006) AMI-8a (5-2006) AMI-9 (3-2006) AMI-T1a (3-2006) AMI-T1b (Retired effective 7-1-2006 discharges) AMI-T2 (3-2006)
Section 2.2
	Heart Failure (HF) (6-2006) HF National Quality Measures HF Data Element List HF Measure Population Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm) HF-1 (3-2006) HF-2 (3-2006) HF-3 (3-2006) HF-4 (3-2006)
Section 2.3
	Pneumonia (PN) (6-2006) PN National Quality Measures PN Data Element List PN Measure Population Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm) PN-1 (6-2006) PN-2 (6-2006) PN-3a (6-2006) PN-3b (6-2006) PN-4 (6-2006) PN-5 (6-2006) PN-5a and PN-5b (6-2006) PN-6, PN-6a, PN-6b (10-2006) PN-7 (6-2006)
Section 2.4
	Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) (8-2006) SCIP National Quality Measures SCIP Data Element List SCIP Measure Population Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm) SCIP-Inf-1 (8-2006) SCIP-Inf-2 (8-2006) SCIP-Inf-3 (8-2006) SCIP-Inf-4 (8-2006) SCIP-Inf-6 (8-2006) SCIP-Inf-7 (8-2006) SCIP-Card-2 (6-2006) SCIP-VTE-1 (10-2006) SCIP-VTE-2 (12-2006)
Section 2.5
	Pregnancy and Related Conditions (PR) (6-2006) PR National Quality Measures PR Data Element List PR Measure Population Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm) PR-1 (11-2004) PR-2 (8-2005) PR-3 (11-2004)

Section 3 - Missing and Invalid Data (12-2005)
	(Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)

Section 4 - Sampling Methods (10-2006)
	Introduction Sampling Availability Sample Size Requirements Sample Size Examples Sampling Approaches

Section 5 - Data Quality (12-2005)
	(Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)

Section 6 - Risk Adjustment (6-2006)
	(Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)

Section 7 - Steps to Calculate Rates and Measurements (12-2005)
	(Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)

Section 8 - National Hospital Quality Measure Verification Process (6-2006)
	(Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only) Introduction Overview of the Verification Process Process to Complete National Hospital Quality Measure Verification Front-end Filters and Verification Submitting Verification Results Verification Results File Format Test Cases Introduction Format and Distribution

Section 9 - National Hospital Quality Measure Data Transmission (6-2006)
	Introduction Joint Commission National Hospital Quality Measure Data Transmission CMS National Hospital Quality Measure Data Transmission (XML File Layout) (12-2006)

Appendices
	Appendix A - ICD-9 Code Tables PDF or MS Excel (8-2006) AMI, HF, PN, PR, SCIP Appendix B - Risk Factor Definitions PDF or MS Excel (6-2006) (Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only) AMI-9, PR-1, PR-2, PR-3 Appendix C - Medication Tables PDF or MS Excel (6-2006) Appendix D - Glossary of Terms (3-2006) Appendix E - Overview of Measure Information Form And Flowchart Formats Appendix F - ICD-9-CM Format Appendix G - Resources(6-2006) Appendix H - Miscellaneous Tables (8-2006) Appendix I - Patient ID (2-2005)

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