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eCQM Upload and Purge Data

For more detailed information and a demo video, see the Upload & Purge Datahelp topic.

Yes.

The same zip file containing the QRDA I documents submitted to CMS can be uploaded to the DDSP.

Note: The zip file must not contain any folders, be password protected, or be encrypted.

No. 

The same QRDA I documents that are submitted to CMS can be uploaded to the DDS Platform.  The DDSP masks the PHI that is not required to process the eCQMs before the data is submitted to The Joint Commission.

Pre-Validation Error in Data Accuracy Page, displays “You must upload a zip file or an XML file” error in SourceViewer for the selected file. 

This error happens for many reasons. A few examples are noted below.

• If there is an empty space on top of QRDA I XML.

• If there exist an invalid and invisible character in the xml file, e.x.  in a comment in xml files triggers an invalid XML error.  

<!-- QDM Attribute: Author dateTime   the time the intervention order was signed -->

A tool such as Beyond Compare can help point to the line containing the character.

You might need to provide this information to your technical department or EHR vendor, to remove this character from affected xml files.

Yes.

• The Rule Engine on the DDSP will “ignore” data associated to CMS only measures.

Note: If the QRDA I document does not contain data for at least one Joint Commission measure, the entire document will be rejected.

Zip when uncompressed must be <= 2GB

Number of QRDA per zip must be <=15,000

A single QRDA I document must be <=10 MB (please let us know if this is truly an issue for a single patient's data for one quarter!)

For additional information about zip and QRDA I document requirements, refer to Important Information for Uploading QRDA I Documents.

Use the Upload Data page to upload the zip files containing your hospital's QRDA I documents. 

The DDSP does not utilize the concept of separate Production and Trial data upload.  Rather, when a hospital uploads their data onto the DDS Platform, the data are loaded into the hospital's individual Workspace.  Users then have the ability to evaluate the completeness and accuracy of the data prior to submitting it to The Joint Commission.

Once a hospital is satisfied that the data within their Workspace is ready to be submitted as Production data to The Joint Commission, the hospital will continue to the Submit Data page.

No.

Submission of data is a multi-step process. Once you have uploaded data, you are encouraged to evaluate any errors or warnings that were generated and to review your measure rates.  When you are ready, go to the Submit Data page to choose the quarter(s) and eCQMs you will be submitting and click the "Submit" button.

You may purge your hospital's data from the Upload Data page.

Note: The act of purging (deleting) a hospital's data cannot be undone.  Once purged, The Joint Commission can’t restore the data.  Should you accidentally purge your hospital's data, please re-upload all necessary QRDA I documents.