Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures

Table of Contents

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

Section 1: Introduction to the Data Dictionary

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

Section 2: Measure Information Forms

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-9-CM Code Tables
• B. Medication Tables
• C. Glossary of General Terms
• D. Overview of Measure Information Form and Flowchart Formats
• E. Miscellaneous Tables
• F. Resources

Release Notes

• Release Notes for Manual v2010B1 - July 20, 2010
• Release Notes for Manual v2010B - April 1, 2010
  • Listserv Message - addendum to update for Manual v2010B - sent June 8, 2010

Previous Releases:

• Listserv Message - addendum to update for Manual v2010A2 - sent April 30, 2010
• Listserv_Message - addendum to update for Manual v2010A2 - sent February 23, 2010
• Release Notes for Manual v2010A2 - January 11, 2010
• Release Notes for Manual v2010A1 - December 7, 2009
• Release Notes for Manual v2010A - October 1, 2009

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