Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgment and Conditions of Use
• Introduction
• Using the Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures

Section 1: Measure Information Forms

Section 2: Introduction to the Data Dictionary

• Introduction to the Data Dictionary
• Alphabetical List of Data Elements

Section 3: Missing and Invalid Data

• Missing and Invalid Data

Section 4: Population and Sampling Specifications

• Population and Sampling Specifications

Section 5: Joint Commission National Quality Core Measure Verification Process

• (The Joint Commission ORYX Vendors® Only) This section has been moved to the ORYX Technical Implementation Guide and is available to ORYX Vendors via the Joint Commission’s extranet site for measurement systems (PET).

Section 6: Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures Data Transmission

• Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures Data Transmission
  • Transmission Data Elements
  • Transmission Data Processing Flow: Clinical
  • Transmission Data Processing Flow: Population and Sampling

Appendices

• A. ICD-10-CM Code Tables
• C. Medication Tables
• D. Glossary of General Terms
• E. Overview of Measure Information Form and Flowchart Formats
• G. Resources
• H. Miscellaneous Tables

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Manual v2015B1 - July 30, 2015

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