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ORYX Requirements are determined by organization type, service, and volume
HCO Characteristics references information from organization's Joint Commission Connect site > General Application to determine ORYX requirements.
To view how your organizational requirements are categorized on the DDSP, select “HCO Characteristics” from the menu.
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3. There are currently 3 programs (ALC, CAH, HAP) and 3 sub types of HAP1 (Large, Small, Psych) with ORYX requirements:
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1 Organizations can have multiple program types, e.g., both HAP and CAH
2 HAP Large requirements are further determined by obstetrical services
4. External links to ORYX requirements are posted on available via the external Joint Commission website under both “Reporting” and “Resources”:
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NOTE: the screenshot below is for example only and should not be used to determine requirements for your organization. |
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; navigate to the ORYX Performance Measurement Reporting Requirements for the respective calendar year based on your organization type. |
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Chart-abstracted data: verifying data is entered & Submission Report |
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For additional information on chart-abstracted data submission, refer to the Chart-abstracted measuresHelp/Confluence contents: https://jointcommission-ddsp.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DCS/pages/19464193 |
6. For those organizations with specific required measures, those measures will be indicated in blue italic text as: ”(Required)”.
If an organization submits an optional measure for the first calendar quarter, that measure becomes required for the full calendar year; organizations may not stop/start measures mid-year with the exception of unit closures (i.e. closure of an obstetrical unit).
When chart-abstracted data is submitted, the measure will show as “Complete”.
When chart-abstracted data is entered for some months of a quarter, the measure will show as “In Progress”.
When a chart-abstracted data is not entered for a required measure, it will show as “Not Started”.
Any measure showing as “Not started” or “In Progress” is not submitted and the requirement is not met.
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Don’t enter zeros for measures you’re not submitting data for; only enter data for measures your organization is required and/or electing to submit. If your organization does not provide obstetrical services, do not enter zeros for the PC measures.EXCEPTION: If your OB unit closed mid-quarter, do enter zeros to complete the quarter and all quarters remaining for the calendar year |
9. The Joint Commission’s DDSP Support Staff and HCO ORYX email staff are not able to individually verify submission status.
All organizations, including those using a vendor / or consultant, are responsible for verifying their data is submitted on time, correctly, and as expected prior to established deadlines.
Users with access to the DDSP should download the submission report from the DDSP homepage as verification / proof of submission and verify the report reflects the data submitted.
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eCQM data: verifying data is submitted & Submission Report |
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For additional information on eCQM data submission, refer to the eCQMs Help/Confluence contents: https://jointcommission-ddsp.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DCS/pages/24936467 |
10. Upload, Validate, Verify eCQM Data prior to submission.
Upload QRDA data for the applicable year via the eCQM Upload Datapage and verify the upload by checking the Upload Summary tab
After receiving the upload success message on the upload page, it might take up to 48 hours to see the results in Data Accuracyand the Quality Improvement (QI)page
Set the notification in User Settingsto be notified when your uploaded data has processed and is ready for review.
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f) You can submit data and withdraw the submitted data until the deadline to correct any data issues.
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