Specifications Manual

Discharges 04/1/2008 to 09/30/2008

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Specifications Manual for discharges 04/01/2008 - 09/30/2008.

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Acknowledgement Document
Introduction
Table Of Contents
Using the Manual

Section 1 - Data Dictionary

   Introduction

   Alphabetical Data Dictionary
Section 2 - Measurement Information
Section 2.1
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
  • AMI National Quality Measures
  • AMI Data Element List
  • AMI Initial Patient Population
  • AMI Initial Patient Algorithm 
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 2.2
Heart Failure (HF)
  • HF National Quality Measures
  • HF Data Element List
  • HF Initial Patient Population
  • HF Initial Patient Population Algorithm 
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 2.3
Pneumonia (PN)
  • PN National Quality Measures
  • PN Data Element List
  • PN Initial Patient Population
  • PN Initial Patient Population
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 2.4

Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)

  • SCIP National Quality Measures
  • SCIP Data Element List
  • SCIP Initial Patient Population
  • SCIP Initial Patient Population Algorithm
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 2.5
Pregnancy and Related Conditions (PR)
  • PR National Quality Measures
  • PR Data Element List
  • PR Initial Patient Population
  • PR Initial Patient Population Algorithm
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 2.6
Children's Asthma Care (CAC)
  • CAC National Quality Measures
  • CAC Data Element List
  • CAC Initial Patient Population
  • CAC Initial Patient Population Algorithm
Measure Information Form (MIF) / Flowchart (Algorithm)
Section 3 - Missing and Invalid Data
Section 4 - Population and Sampling Specifications
Section 5 - Data Quality
   (Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)
Section 6 - Risk Adjustment
   (Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)
Section 7 - Steps to Calculate Rates and Measurements
   (Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)
Section 8 - National Hospital Quality Measure Verification Process

   (Joint Commission Performance Measurement Systems Only)
Section 9 - National Hospital Quality Measure Data Transmission

   Transmission Data Element Pages

   Transmission Data Processing Flow

   Hospital Clinical Data XML File Layout, XLS

   Hospital Initial Patient Population Data XML File Layout, XLS (revised 5/21/08)
Section 10 - CMS Risk-Adjusted 30-Day Mortality Measures

   MORT-30-AMI: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Mortality

   MORT-30-HF: Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Mortality

   MORT-30-PN: Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Mortality
Appendices

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