A unique number, assigned by The Joint Commission, to identify the health care organization that is accredited by The Joint Commission. This number is used to identify and group a health care organization's HCO-Level performance measure data.
Suggested Data Collection Question:
What is the Joint Commission’s unique identification number for the provider?
Format:
Length:
6
Type:
Numeric
Occurs:
1
Allowable Values:
1 – 999,999
Notes for Abstraction:
None
Suggested Data Sources:
Does not apply, assigned by The Joint Commission.
Additional Notes:
Guidelines for Abstraction:
Inclusion
Exclusion
None
None
Health Care Organization Identifier
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)