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Joint Commission Guide for Data Entry of Chart-Abstracted Measures for Hospitals (HAP/CAH)
- Version 2023: Discharges 01-01-23 (1Q2023) through 12-31-23 (4Q2023)
- Version 2024: Discharges 01-01-24 (1Q2024) through 12-31-24 (4Q2024); March 2024

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Accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals submit performance measurement data to The Joint Commission via the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP). This Guide provides information to submit aggregate chart-abstracted measure data.

Participating facilities with certification programs will continue to manually enter their aggregate data within the Certification Measure Information Process (CMIP) application available on JC Connect®. Click here for more information.


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