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Measure Specifications Manuals

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. Please click here to see the communication which includes specific information on optional performance measure reporting for 4Q2019, 1Q2020 and 2Q2020 chart-abstracted measures and extended submission timelines for hospitals choosing to submit available chart-abstracted data.
Link to Frequently Asked Questions under 'Important FAQs' on The Joint Commission Website.

Measure Specifications Manuals

Joint Commission Only Measures

Future: Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2021A1) (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)) Current: Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (version 2020B3) (Updated 09/18/2020 - 2021 Annual update of ICD Codes, 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 10-01-20 through 12-31-20 (4Q20)) Recent Past: 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.

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