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Quality Data Collection Initiatives Conference Call

KFMC in a continuing effort to provide assistance to Kansas hospitals in meeting the requirements of the many data collection initiatives, has developed a monthly teleconference. The call is designed to:

The QDCI calls are held on the second Wednesday of every month from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.

E-Mail us to request additional agenda topics for a future call.

If you identify a topic in the agenda table below that is of interest to you, and you desire to receive a detailed copy of the minutes via email, click on the date link for that call and an email will be sent with your request.

Quality Data Collection Initiatives Conference Calls
Date Subject Matter
01/11/12
  1. Technical Assistance
  2. Clinical Assistance
    • Specification Manual Addendum
    • No ICU Bed Waiver – CY 2012
    • NHSN 2011 Survey
    • CLABSI validation log
    • OP-19 Transition Record
    • HCAHPS
    • 1Q11 Validation
    • IP Question & Answer on QualityNet
  3. Technical Alerts
12/21/11
  1. Technical Assistance
  2. Clinical Assistance
    • OP-19
    • CY 2012 OPPS Final Rule Webinar
    • OQR Measures – CY 2013 & CY 2014
    • Addendum to OPPS manual – version 5.0a
    • NHSN – Report No Events
    • HCAHPS Deadline Change
    • Immunization & ED measures
    • Global Patient Population & Sampling
    • IQR Resources
    • Specification Manual – V4.1 for July 1, 2012 through Dec 3, 2012
    • Reporting Outpatient Data
    • CDAC contactor now “Edaptive”
    • Inpatient Validation
  3. Resources
  4. Technical Alerts
11/09/11 The November QDCI call was replaced with a webinar to answer questions regarding abstraction changes and clarifications 01/01/12 through 06/30/12 discharges. The recording of this presentation is available here.

10/12/11

  1. Technical Assistance
  2. Clinical Assistance
    • CDC Smoking information
    • APU Recipients
    • NHSN Reporting Summary
    • Specification Manual Addendum
    • HCAHPS Deadline Changes for 2012
    • Completing the OPledge
    • Global Sampling for the new inpatient ED and IMM measures
    • Influenza Condition of Participation
    • Hospital Quality Reporting Data Toolkit
    • International Infection Prevention Week
    • Patient Education Resource
    • KFMC Abstraction Training
    • KS on the CUSP. Stop CAUTI
  3. OP Structural Measures
  4. Recent Technical Alerts
09/14/11
  1. Technical Assistance
  2. Clinical Assistance
    • Jan 1, 2012 Specification Manual
    • OP Structural Measures
    • AHRQ Preview Reports
08/10/11
  1. Technical Alerts
  2. Clinical Assistance
    • Benchmark Reports
    • Confidence Interval Report
    • October 2011 Hospital Compare Preview Period
    • Deadlines
    • SCIP List serve closure
    • CMS Quality Care Finder
    • Hospital Compare Refreshed
    • Specification Manual Addendum v3.3a
    • RHQDAPU Provider Participation report – CLABSI data
    • CMS-1518-F FY2012 IPPS Final Rule
  3. Resources
  4. Technical Assistance
06/08/11
    1. Technical Assistance
    2. Clinical Assistance
      • HOP QDRP Dry Run
      • Partnering to Heal:  Teaming Up Against HAIs
      • iPledge Changes
      • NHSN Update
      • National Validation Mismatch Report
      • CMS Proposed Rules
        • CMS-1518-P IPPS Proposed Changes
        • CMS-3213-P Influenza Vaccination Standard
      • CMS Final Rules
        • CMS-2400-F Payment Adjustment for Provider-Preventable Conditions
        • CMS-3239-F Value Based Purchasing
    3. Resources
      • VTE Resources
      • Antibiotic Stewardship Webinar
    4. Recent Technical Alerts
04/13/11
  1. Welcome/Introductions
  2. Technical Assistance
  3. Clinical Assistance
    • National Strategy for Quality Improvement
    • Validation Mismatch Report
    • 3M Coding Issue and the APU Update
    • CART Paper Tools
    • PEPPER Training for CAH facilities
    • Hospital Compare Update
    • Specification Manual Changes
    • RHQDAPU System 1.1
  4. HAI Resources
  5. Q&A
  6. Miscellaneous Items
  7. Recent Technical Alerts
03/09/11

The March QDCI call was replaced with a webinar to answer questions regarding abstraction changes and clarifications 04/01/11 through 12/31/11 discharges. The recording of this presentation is available here.

02/09/11
  1. Welcome/Introductions
  2. Technical Assistance
  3. Clinical Assistance
    • FY 2011 APU
    • NHSN – No ICU Bed Waiver
    • Patient Safety Awareness Week
    • Ceftaroline or TEFLARO added to Specification Manual
    • Validation
  4. Resources
  5. Q&A
  6. Recent Technical Alerts
01/12/11
    1. Technical Assistance
      • CART 4.9 Known issues
      • QIO Clinical Warehouse ED measure issue
    2. Clinical Assistance
      • SCIP – Hysterectomy coding
      • PEPPER reports
      • Disaster waiver
      • CLABSI – Zero ICU beds
      • NHSN SurveyMonkey Questions
      • Quality Reporting – LTCH, Inpatient rehab and hospice
      • ED measure set
      • Preview data
      • Population/sampling deadline
      • Congratulations
    3. Q&A
    4. Recent Technical Alerts

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