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FY 2011 IPPS Hospital Final Rule (08/19/2010)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued final rule CMS-1498-F, “Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2011 Rates.” The final rule can be viewed and downloaded from the following url:

http://www.cms.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/IPPS2011/list.asp#TopOfPage

Details regarding the Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment (RHQDAPU) program begin on page 505 of the PDF downloadable file.

Patient-Mix Coefficients for September 2010 HCAHPS Results Have Been Posted (07/12/2010)

The Patient-mix Coefficients for the September 2010 HCAHPS results are now available. The Patient-mix Coefficients document has been revised to include information for calculating patient response percentile and the interaction variables. Please click here.

HCAHPS Fact Sheet Has Been Updated (07/08/2010)

An updated version of the HCAHPS Fact Sheet has been posted and can be found on the Facts page.

Hospital Compare Has Been Refreshed (07/07/2010)

The Hospital Compare Web site has been refreshed. HCAHPS scores include October 2008 through September 2009 data collection.

UB-04 Point of Origin or Visit Code Update (06/24/2010)

Several recent changes to the Point of Origin or Visit (formerly Source of Admission) codes will affect HCAHPS data collection.

Effective July 1, 2010, the “Point of Origin for Admission or Visit” code for Emergency Room (code 7) will be discontinued for use by Medicare Systems. At the same time, the definition of “Non-Health Care Facility Point of Origin” (code 1) will be updated to: “The patient was admitted to this facility.” Similarly, the definition of “Clinic” (code 2) also will be updated to: “The patient was admitted to this facility."

For more information about these changes in coding of point of admission, please see “MLN Matters Number MM6801 Revised.”

Please note: Regardless of the point of origin for admission to the hospital, patients are eligible for the HCAHPS survey if they meet the HCAHPS eligibility criteria, which are summarized on pages 41-42 of the Quality Assurance Guidelines V5.0. Emergency room admission has been used in patient-mix adjustment of HCAHPS scores. The HCAHPS Project Team is exploring other methods to identify patients who enter the hospital through the emergency room. We will provide notification if a feasible alternative is found.

The Technical Specifications Page Has Been Updated to Include HCAHPS V3.2 Specifications (06/24/2010)

The HCAHPS V3.2 file layouts are now available on the Technical Specifications Page of the HCAHPS Web site. Please click on the left hand Technical Specifications navigation page to access these documents.

2011 HCAHPS Data Submission Deadlines Now Available (04/09/2010)

The HCAHPS data submission deadlines for 2010 and 2011 are as follows:

  • October 13, 2010 is the data submission deadline for patients discharged in April, May and June 2010. June 2010 Dry Run data also must be submitted by this date.
  • January 12, 2011 is the data submission deadline for patients discharged in July, August and September 2010. September 2010 Dry Run data also must be submitted by this date.
  • April 13, 2011 is the data submission deadline for patients discharged in October, November and December 2010. December 2010 Dry Run data also must be submitted by this date.
  • July 13, 2011 is the data submission deadline for patients discharged in January, February and March 2011. March 2011 Dry Run data also must be submitted by this date.
  • October 12, 2011 is the data submission deadline for patients discharged in April, May and June 2011. June 2011 Dry Run data also must be submitted by this date.


All data submission must be successfully submitted by these dates.

Please Note: Make sure to allow adequate time to submit data in case resubmissions are necessary. A successful submission to My QualityNet is defined as a file that has been accepted by My QualityNet, as indicated on the Data Submission Report.

After you have uploaded your files, you should receive an email confirmation within twenty-four hours with a batch number indicating that your batch has been processed. If you do not receive this email, please contact the QualityNet Help Desk at qnetsupport@sdps.org, or by telephone at 866.288.8912.

In addition, be sure to check the Submission Reports if your hospital uploaded data, or the Feedback Reports if your hospital has contracted with an approved survey vendor for HCAHPS data submission. These reports are available on the My QualityNet Web site.

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