Release Notes:
Release Notes
Version 2025A
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Release Notes for the ALC2025A Manual
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| ALC-05 | A statement of clarification was added to the Data Collection Approach for how the data is entered into the Direct Data Submission Platform. | Data Collection Approach
Add: The Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) Chart Abstracted Measure (CAM) module will automatically calculate the numerator for ALC-05a and ALC-05b in the submission form. The counts for Number of Staff Employed and Number of Direct Care Staff Employed, which are the numerator data elements, will be entered into the DDSP CAM module submission form along with the denominator counts so that the numerator can automatically be calculated by the DDSP.
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Data Elements
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| Off-Label Antipsychotic Drug Prescribed | Updated medication table to reflect all FDA-approved antipsychotic medications and indications. | Notes for Abstraction
Change to: Updated medication list. |
Supplemental Materials
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| No Supplemental Material release notes for the ALC2025A release. |
General Release Notes
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| The PDF of the ALC manual is not being published due to 508 Compliance issues. | The PDF of the ALC manual is not being published due to 508 Compliance issues.
As an alternative option, users can PDF each section of the web version by clicking on the ellipsis in the browser menu, then Print and select Adobe PDF.
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