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Section 4: Aggregate Data Element Tool (ALC)
Joint Commission Guide for Data Entry of Chart-Abstracted Measures for Assisted Living Community (ALC)
Applicable calendar years:
- 01-01-23 (1Q2023) through 12-31-23 (4Q2023)
- 01-01-24 (1Q2024) through 12-31-23 (4Q2024); as of March 2024
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Introduction
This section of the manual provides several tools to assist assisted living organizations and their vendors in understanding the order in which the aggregate data elements are entered into the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP).
Tool #1
Applicable to the following measures: ALC-01, ALC-02, ALC-03, ALC-04
These measures are rate-based proportion measures that are not stratified.
Aggregate Data Element | Data Entry |
Denominator | User enters data
|
Numerator | User enters data |
Observed Rate | Calculated by DDSP (Numerator / Denominator) |
Tool #2
Applicable to the following measures: ALC-05
ALC-05 is a rate-based proportion measures that is stratified.
ALC-05 requires entry of separate data for ALC-05a and ALC-05b.
Aggregate Data Element | Data Entry |
ALC-05a: Number of Staff Employed | User enters data |
ALC-05a: Denominator | User enters data
|
ALC-05a: Numerator | Calculated by DDSP (Number of Staff Employed – Denominator) |
ALC-05a: Observed Rate | Calculated by DDSP [(Numerator / Denominator) *100] |
ALC-05b: Number of Direct Care Staff Employed | User enters data |
ALC-05b: Denominator | User enters data
|
ALC-05b: Numerator | Calculated by DDSP (Number of Direct Care Staff Employed – Denominator) |
ALC-05b: Observed Rate | Calculated by DDSP [(Numerator / Denominator) *100] |
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