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Hospitals need to ensure they use a supported internet browser version to be able to use the DDSP.

1: Prior versions may work; however, they are not tested or guaranteed to work.

2: The Grammarly extension can cause some of the DDSP pages to display incorrectly and some page functionality to not work.  If you experience issues with the DDSP using Chrome and have this extension enabled; we recommend that you log out of the DDSP, disable Grammarly, and log back into the DDSP to determine if this extension is causing your issues. 

NOTE:  If you are not using one of the supported browser/versions on the computer(s) for use with the Joint Commission DDSP, please work with your internal information systems staff to download or upgrade to one of the browser/versions listed.  If you elect not to use a supported browser/version, you may not be able to log into the DDSP or use all of its functionality.  Browsers should be configured to enable JavaScript. 

• The Signatory Official is specific to the DDSP.

• They are the first person to log onto the DDSP for a given hospital.

• The Signatory is the hospital representative who has signing authority on behalf of their hospital(s) and agrees to and accept the required legal forms related to the DDSP.

• Once the platform has been initially accessed and the legal agreements signed, the Signatory is now simply a user on the Platform.

• After initially accessing the DDSP, the Signatory can invite additional users to access their DDS workspace. These additional users may include other staff who can invite and manage other users.

• The Signatory is not necessarily the same person who performs the data submission process. On-boarding is related to the agreement and acceptance of the required legal forms related to the DDSP.

• Signatory's should on-board as early as possible to facilitate the review and acceptance of the legal forms.

There are two or three distinct steps required to utilize the DDSP:

(1) hospital onboarding (SeeQuestion/Answer 8.13 for information regarding onboarding);

(2) For eCQMs, (A) uploading QRDA I documents and (B) submitting eCQM data;

(3) For Chart-Abstracted Measures, entering and saving aggregate data.

NOTE: Each hospital is responsible for all users who are invited and granted permissions on the DDSP per the legal agreements.

Yes, hospitals may collect data on both the corresponding chart-abstracted measure and eCQM. For example, you may report on both ED-2 and eED-2 or, if you provide Obstetrical Services, PC-01 and ePC-01.

NOTE: Beginning CY2021, any or all of the required chart-abstracted Perinatal Care Measures (PC-01, PC-02, PC-05 and PC-06), HCOs may submit eCQM data (ePC-01, ePC-02, ePC-05 and ePC-06) instead of four quarters of the corresponding chart-abstracted measures.