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Modifications to data reporting requirements: The Joint Commission is immediately modifying performance measure data reporting and data submission timelines for ORYX® and Certification Programs with standardized measure requirements.
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Measure Specifications Manuals
Joint Commission Only Measures |
- Future: **Coming soon**
- Current:
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2021A1) (Updated 10/07/2020 - Updated Description for TOB-2 & TOB-3 MIF to maintain consistency with previously specified updates to Tobacco Use Status. Updated 09/25/2020 - 2021 Annual update of ICD Codes.) (ED, IMM, SUB, TOB, VTE, HBIPS, PC, ASR, ACHF, ACHFOP, CCCIP, CCCOP, CSTK, PAL, STK, STK-OP, THKR-IP, THKR-OP Measures: applicable to Discharges 01-01-21 (1Q21) through 06-30-21 (2Q21))
- Recent Past
4Q20: Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2020B3) (Updated 09/18/2020 - 2021 Annual update of ICD Codes) (ED, IMM, SUB, TOB, VTE, HBIPS, PC, ASR, ACHF, ACHFOP, CSTK, PAL, STK, STK-OP, THKR-IP, THKR-OP Measures: applicable to Discharges 10-01-20 through 12-31-20 (4Q20))
3Q20: Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2020B2) (Updated 09/04/2020 - Clarification of denominator population for SUB-2a and TOB-2a) (ED, IMM, SUB, TOB, VTE, HBIPS, PC, ASR, ACHF, ACHFOP, CSTK, PAL, STK, STK-OP, THKR-IP, THKR-OP Measures: applicable to Discharges 07-01-20 through 09-30-20 (3Q20))
1Q20-2Q20: Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2020A2) (Updated 10/30/2019 - correction to PC-06 algorithm) (ED, IMM, SUB, TOB, VTE, HBIPS, PC, ASR, ACHF, ACHFOP, CSTK, PAL, STK, STK-OP, THKR-IP, THKR-OP Measures: applicable to Discharges 01-01-20 (1Q20) through 06-30-20 (2Q20))
- Risk Adjustment:
The Joint Commission Risk Adjustment Guide and Documents - Data Entry Guide for Chart-Abstracted Measures:
This guide describes the aggregate data requirements for hospitals submitting chart-abstracted measure data using the Direct Data Submission Platform. The guide is available under 'Data Entry Guide' on this page on The Joint Commission Website. |
- Version 2021A
- Version 2020B2
- Version 2020B1
- Version 2020B
- Version 2020A2
- Version 2020A1
- Version 2020A
- Version 2019A1
- Version 2019A
- Version 2018B1
- Version 2018A1
- Version 2018A
- Version 2017B2
- Version 2017A1
- Version 2017A
- Version 2016B1
- Version 2016A1
- Version 2016A
- Version 2015B2
- Version 2015B1
- Version 2015A1
- Version 2014A1
- Version 2014A
- Version 2013B
- Version 2013A1
- Version 2012B
- Version 2012A
- Version 2011A
- Version 2010B
- Version 2010A - HBIPS and PC Measures: applicable to Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10))
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