Joint Commission Guide for Data Entry of Chart-Abstracted Measures for Hospitals (HAP/CAH)
- Version 2023: Discharges 01-01-2023 (1Q2023) through 12-31-2023 (4Q2023)
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Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP)
The Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) provides one place to submit both eCQM and chart-abstracted performance measurement data for accreditation purposes. The goal of the DDSP is to ease the burden and expense of data submission and empower hospitals with data for quality improvement.
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Hospitals that did not use the DDSP for submission of chart-abstracted and/or eCQM data during the previous year will need to be onboarded. Detailed instructions regarding the onboarding process will be sent in a separate communication.
How to Use the DDSP
The DDSP contains help screens, links, and “how to” videos to assist with answering frequent questions and the ability to ask The Joint Commission questions via the "Need Help?" feature on the Platform.
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The ORYX FAQs provides information on wide-ranging topics related to ORYX Performance measurement.
Chart-Abstraction Measure Selections
All selections are managed within the DDSP. Hospitals and Healthcare Systems no longer need to notify The Joint Commission in advance of measure selections. Chart-abstracted measures are selected based on ORYX requirements for your hospital. Data is collected for a minimum of a calendar year to ensure that performance on a given measure is monitored over time for trends/patterns.
Aggregate Data Entry
Hospitals aggregate and report monthly data points on chart-abstracted measures on a quarterly basis using the DDSP. No patient level data is submitted.
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The DDSP will validate the entered aggregate data by performing consistency and edit checks to assure the integrity of the submitted aggregate data.
Data Entry Open and Close
DDSP users will be able to enter a month's aggregate data for chart-abstracted measures as soon as that month has completed. For example: September data can be entered starting on October 1st.
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For information regarding resubmission, please see the resubmission topic: https://jointcommission-ddsp.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DCS/pages/141295632
Quality Measure Specifications
This Guide is not intended to repeat information that is contained within the Joint Commission’s Specification Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures or the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Specifications Manual. Refer to the Specification Manuals for, among other items, information concerning the initial patient population, sampling requirements, measure information forms, measure algorithms, patient-level data elements, ICD, and medication code tables.
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This Guide will typically be updated in conjunction with the ORYX Performance Measurement reporting period and after the 1Q/2Q and 3Q/4Q releases of the Joint Commission’s Specification Manual for the given year. These releases also require CMS to have released an updated version of their outpatient specifications manual, if applicable, for the same time period. If the 3Q/4Q release of the Specification Manuals releases do not impact this Guide, then no update will be made.
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