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Hospital Data Collection Technical Alerts

From time to time, important information is released concerning hospital data collection resources, activity, requirements, etc. KFMC develops and releases technical alerts to pass this information on to Kansas providers. The technical alerts are delivered via email. Listed below are the technical alerts that have been released to date. The alerts are listed in reverse chronological order as some technical alerts supercede previous technical alerts.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding information contained in the technical alerts, you should contact the KFMC Hospital Reporting Help Desk toll free at (866) 899-0202. If you are interested in having a technical alert resent to you, please click on the desired alert to send an email request to KFMC.

Hospital Data Collection Technical Alerts
Technical Alert ID Subject Matter
HT092908 CART – Inpatient 4.5 Available for 10-1-08 through 3-31-09 Discharges
HQ100108 Hospital Inpatient Population and Sampling and Measure Designation Update
HQ092408 30-Day HF Readmission Dry Run *Action Required*
HS092208 Error Correction to Inpatient Specification Manual: 10-1-08 Discharges
HP092208 Hospital Compare Website Refresh
HR091908 FY2009 RHQDAPU
HH091908 2Q08 HCAHPS Data Submission Deadline – October 8, 2008
HQ090308-2 National Teleconference for the Dry Run of the CMS 30-Day Risk Standardized Heart Failure Readmission Measure
HQ090308-1 **Action Required** National Dry Run for the CMS 30-Day Risk Standardized Heart Failure Readmission Measure
HR082608 Hospital Compare Information Refreshed
HQ082508 MedQIC has moved to QualityNet.org
HV081508 Validation: Invalid Record Selection/Incorrect Date(s) of Service
HR080508 KFMC Hospital Quality Data Reporting Support
H080508 KFMC Hospital Quality Data Reporting Support
HR071708 HQA and RHQDAPU Preview Information
HR070308 HQA and RHQDAPU Upcoming Preview Information
HH070308 HCAHPS 1Q08 Data Submission Deadline Extension
HT062608 CART 4.4 Help Screen Patch
HQ051608 ICD Population and Sampling
HM051308 Release of 2005/2006 Mortality Data for AMI/HF on CMS website
HM043008 May 5, 2008 National Teleconference: CMS Mortality Measures for AMI, HF and PN. July 2008 Public Reporting
HR041608 HQA and RHQDAPU Preview Information
HT032808 CART Module Designer Version 1.1 Release
HH032708 HCAHPS 4Q07 Data Submission Deadline
HQ021808 Enhancement to QualityNet *ACTION REQUIRED*
HQ021208 Measure Designation and Population and Sampling Reporting Change for 1Q08
HR020408 Clarification for Implementation of Point of Origin for Admission
HR020108 HQA Preview Period * ACTION REQUIRED *
HR011808 HQA Preview Period * ACTION REQUIRED *
HQ011708 ICD-9 Population and Sampling
HT122707 QualityNet ListServ
HR122607 HQA (Hospital Quality Alliance) and RHQDAPU (Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment) Preview Period
HP121407 Hospital Compare Public Data Release
HH121407 HCAHPS 3Q07 Data Submission Deadline
HQ112107 Measure Addition FY IPPS Final Rule
HR110807 Contact Information for HOP QDRP
HQ103107 Measure Designation Change for 2Q07
HT102907 CART Version 4.3 Release
HP102307 Correction to HQA Preview Report for 4Q 2006 PN-7
HP101707 Reporting of Pneumonia Measure Initial Antibiotic Received within 6 hrs of Hospital Arrival (PN-5c)Suppression of PN-5c data on Hospital Compare
HR10012007 HQA and RHQDAPU Upcoming Preview Information
HA100207 Abstraction Paper Tool Available
HA10012007 CMS/JCAHO Alignment Documentation of Admission Source/Discharge Status
HH092707 HCAHPS 2Q07 Data Submission Deadline

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