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title1.2: What are the ORYX Performance Measurement Reporting Requirements for this year?

The Annual reporting requirements and list of available measures are available on the Measurement > Reporting part of our external website or copy and paste the following web address in your internet browser: https://www.jointcommission.org/measurement/reporting/accreditation-oryx/

The Joint Commission Guide for Data Entry of Chart-Abstracted Measures which describes the aggregate data requirements for organizations submitting chart-abstracted measure data is available within these help content pages, and a link is also available on the Measurement>Specifications part of our external website, or copy and paste the following web address in your internet browser: https://wwwjointcommission-ddsp.jointcommissionatlassian.orgnet/wiki/measurementspaces/specification-manuals/chart-abstracted-measures/DCS/pages/112001025

As a reminder, effective CY2021, for the Hospital Accreditation Program (HAP) and Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program (CAH), ORYX Performance Measurement Reporting requirements include the following:

ORYX eCQM and/or Chart-Abstracted data submission:
•Acute Care Hospitals are defined as having Licensed Beds >= 26 OR Outpatient Visits >= 50,000, and are no longer defined by ADC >10

•Freestanding Psychiatric Facility reporting requirements are not defined by Licensed Beds / Outpatient Visits and are required to submit chart-abstracted HBIPS measures

•Small Hospitals are defined as having Licensed Beds <26 AND Outpatient Visits < 50,000, and are no longer defined by ADC <= 10; Small Hospitals cannot self-report. (Refer to question 5.1 in “Measure Requirements: By Hospital Type” regarding self-reporting)

•Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Accreditation Program reporting requirements are not defined by Licensed Beds / Outpatient Visits and are required to submit chart-abstracted measures and/or eCQMs; CAHs cannot self-report. Refer to question 5.1 in “Measure Requirements: By Hospital Type” regarding self-reporting)

•The Specialty Hospital designation was removed effective CY2021; all hospitals previously designated as "Specialty" for ORYX reporting purposes were placed in the appropriate ORYX policy based upon Licensed Beds and/or Outpatient Visits. Refer to question 5.5 in “Measure Requirements: By Hospital Type” regarding self-reporting)

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title1.8: Can we resubmit data?

Information on resubmission is pending.

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