Joint Commission Guide for Data Entry of Chart-Abstracted Measures for Assisted Living Community (ALC)
Applicable calendar years:

- 01-01-2023 (1Q2023) through 12-31-2023 (4Q2023)

- 01-01-2024 (1Q2024) through 12-31-2023 (4Q2024); as of March 2024

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Introduction

This section of the manual describes the denominator exclusion questions asked by the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) for each chart-abstracted measure used for accreditation purposes.

Measure Exclusions

Below are the measure exclusions questions for each chart-abstracted measure. Help Text is provided to assist in determining exactly what to count for each exclusion question. The questions and help text have been derived from the appropriate version of the Measure Information Forms.

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