Transmission Alphabetical Data Dictionary

These data elements are either used to identify the hospital and measure set associated to the transmitted data or are calculated by the vendor using the hospital’s patient-level data and measure results. These data elements are not used in the Initial Patient Population Algorithms or Measure Algorithms.

Data Element Name	Collected For
CMS Certification Number	Transmission, Hospital Clinical Data File, Optional for All Records
Health Care Organization Identifier	All Records, Patient Population Data File, Hospital Clinical Data File
Initial Patient Population Size – Medicare Only	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File
Initial Patient Population Size – Non-Medicare Only	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File
Measure Set	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File, Hospital Clinical Data File
Measurement Value	Calculation, Transmission, Hospital Clinical Data File
National Provider Identifier	Transmission
Predicted Value	Transmission, Risk Adjustment, Hospital Clinical Data File
Sample	All Records, Transmission, Hospital Clinical Data File
Sample Size – Medicare Only	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File
Sample Size – Non-Medicare Only	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File
Sampling Frequency	All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File
Vendor Tracking Identifier	All Records, Transmission, Hospital Clinical Data File

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