Federal Register Vol.75 of the Final Rule for FY 2011, including requirements for FY 20112, FY 2013 and FY 2014 are now available. We are providing the specific RHQDAPU section (now referred to as the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program) of the Rule and a useful content Outline.

Reminder: As with all new version releases of the Specifications Manual, the Appendices & Release Notes sections provide added information, which is often overlooked. In particular, we recommend always reviewing the changes that are applicable to Appendix A, for modifications to codes added and/or removed. The code changes are critical in determining which cases, per each clinical topic are within the population &/or require data abstraction. The  information in Version 3.2c effective with discharges 10/1/10 through 3/31/11, include specific SCIP procedure and other code changes. These codes can be viewed  by clicking on Appendix A 3.2c . For code changes in Version 3.3 effective with 4/1/11 through 12/31/11, view Appendix A 3.3 .

A New CLABSI overview page has been posted to QualityNet. A recorded Webex presentation, slides and a Quick Reference Guide are available. To view the complete overview, click here .

The Inpatient Emergency Department Throughput measures are voluntary for hospitals to submit to the Warehouse beginning with 10/1/10 discharges. These include ED-1 Median Time from ED Arrival to ED Departure for Admitted ED Patients and ED-2 Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients.