LTCH & IRF Quality Reporting Programs FY 2016 Quarterly Submission Deadlines are August 15

LTCH Quality Reporting Program FY 2016 Second Quarter Submission Deadline is August 15

The long-term care hospitals (LTCH) FY 2016 second quarter data submission deadline for the LTCH Quality Reporting (QR) Program is August 15, 2014.

2^nd Quarter 2014 – LTCH Care Data Set submission – Discharges from April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 should be submitted through the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system:

• ·         Percent of Residents or Patients with Pressure Ulcers That Are New or Worsened (Short-Stay)
• ·         Percent of Residents or Patients Who Were Assessed and Appropriately Given the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (Short-Stay)

2^nd Quarter 2014 - Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) data submission – Discharges from April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 should be submitted via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN):

• ·         NHSN Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Outcome Measure
• ·         NHSN Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Outcome Measure

To check the status of your data submissions, please check your data submission reports. For assistance running your reports please reference Additional Reconsideration Information for LTCH.

Additional information about the LTCHQR Program can be found on the LTCHQR Program website. For LTCHQR Program questions, contact the Help Desk at LTCHQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov. For questions regarding the CDC’s NHSN network, email NHSN@CDC.gov. For technical questions specific to the LTCH CARE 2014 release, email LTCHTechIssues@cms.hhs.gov.

To sign up for direct communications from the LTCH Quality Reporting Program, subscribe to the LTCHQR Program listserv. Enter and submit your email address. Then, select and submit Long Term Acute Care Hospitals Quality Reporting Programs.

 

 

IRF Quality Reporting Program FY 2016 First Quarter Submission Deadline is August 15

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) FY 2016 first quarter deadline for the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is August 15, 2014.

1^st Quarter 2014 – IRF Care Data Set submission – Discharges from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 should be submitted through the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system:

• ·         National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Outcome Measure (NQF #0138)
• ·         Percent of Residents with Pressure Ulcers That are New or Worsened (Short-Stay) (an application of NQF #0678)

1^st Quarter 2014 - Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) data submission – Discharges from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014should be submitted via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN):

• ·         NHSN Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Outcome Measure

To check the status of your submissions, please check your submission reports. For assistance running your reports or for additional information about the IRF Quality Reporting Program, see the IRF Quality Reporting website. For questions about IRF Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) data coding or IRF-PAI data submission, call 800-339-9313 or email help@qtso.com. For questions about CAUTI data or submission, NHSN Registration, email NHSN@cdc.gov. For questions about Quality measure calculation, data submission deadlines, data items in the Quality Indicator section of the IRF-PAI, emailIRF.questions@cms.hhs.gov.

To sign up for direct communications from the IRF Quality Reporting Program, subscribe to the IRF QRP listserv. Enter and submit your email address. Then, select and submit Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Quality Reporting Programs.