HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2017 Issue 8 (February)
Healthcare News: Deadlines extended for inpatient data submissions
February 21st, 2017
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Article Overview
This article covers a CMS deadline extension affecting inpatient quality reporting and healthcare-associated infection data submissions across several hospital programs. It is relevant to hospital quality reporting staff, compliance teams, and coding/billing professionals who track federal reporting deadlines and program requirements. The piece also identifies the affected reporting programs, the submission channels involved, and the new timing for different sets of submissions.
Why This Topic Matters
Timely quality data submission is essential for hospitals and other facilities participating in CMS reporting programs. Updates like this can affect internal workflow, compliance planning, and reporting calendars across multiple inpatient quality initiatives.
What You Will Learn
- Which CMS inpatient quality reporting programs were affected by the deadline change
- Which broad categories of measures and data submissions were included in the extension
- Which submission platforms and reporting programs were associated with the extension
- How the announcement may affect hospital quality reporting timelines
Who Should Read This
- Hospital quality reporting staff
- Compliance teams
- Health information management professionals
- Medical coding professionals
- Quality improvement personnel
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