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ALC: Key Communications: Assisted Living Community

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Last updated: Oct 21, 2024 by Beth Kelsey
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The following key communications were sent to Assisted Living Community hospitals related to ORYX Performance Measurement:

ACCREDITATION

The Joint Commission made no changes to the measures or measure requirements for Assisted Living Communities for the 2025 calendar year.

For comprehensive details on all requirements and measures for assisted living communities, visit The Joint Commission’s ORYX Performance Measurement Reporting for ALCs page.

Joint Commission–accredited assisted living communities (ALCs) are required to report ORYX Performance Measurement data to The Joint Commission via the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) on all measures for all four quarters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

QUESTIONS
If you need assistance or have questions with any portion of the Platform, please submit a support ticket via the DDSP “Need Help?” button.

If you have non-DDSP questions, please contact hcooryx@jointcommission.org and include your HCO ID in the subject line.

Thank You 

 

The Joint Commission will be hosting office hours for Assisted Living Communities on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 11am - 12:30pm (Central Time) for organizations using the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) for submission of required ORYX Performance Measurement data for accreditation purposes.  
  
Office hours are a webinar-based format.  The content of the webinar for office hours includes tips for successful use of the platform and data submission. The webinar is staffed by The Joint Commission staff to answer questions for organizations. Attendees can ask questions via the Ask a Question feature. 
  
Please register for the April 16th session using this link: 
https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1654114&tp_key=ab235aba5d

Each participant should register individually, as the sign-on link provided after registration is specific to each registrant. Please forward this link to any staff or consultants participating in ORYX Performance Measurement and/or data submission to the DDSP who may benefit from the content in these webinars.   

Office hours are recorded. The recording will be available via the same registration link and recordings are also available on the DDSP via the “Need Help?” link, “Education Learning Resources”.

The proposed agenda for the April 16th webinar is:

  • ORYX Program Overview

  • Timeline for CY2024

  • Measures

  • Process Steps

  • Access to the DDSP/MFA

  • Platform Navigation

  • Chart-abstracted Measure Module

We recommend users new to ORYX and/or the DDSP review the available platform demonstration videos and supporting documentation in advance of Office Hours. These are available via the DDSP “Need Help?” / Assisted Living Community (ALC)/ALC Education "How To" Demo Videos within the platform and available here:
DDSP Platform Demo Videos

Questions Regarding Office Hours   
Contact hcooryx@jointcommission.org and in the email subject line include DDS Participant and HCO ID. 
  
Thank you 

 

Dear Colleague:

This is a reminder that Joint Commission–accredited assisted living communities (ALCs) are required to report ORYX Performance Measurement data to The Joint Commission via the Direct Data Submission Platform (DDSP) on all measures for all four quarters effective 1/1/2024.

Organizations have access to the CY2023 platform now and may elect to submit all/some/no data for CY2023. We encourage organizations to log in to the DDSP to increase their understanding of the platform and data entry in advance of the requirement.

Data is entered quarterly. The CY2024 DDSP opens for data entry on April 1, 2024.  

For those organizations who have not onboarded to the DDSP, they must complete the onboarding process. 

·    The initial invitation to onboard to the DDSP was sent to ALC organizations in prior months. Those invitations have expired. Please send an e-mail to hcooryx@jointcommission.org to confirm the Signature Authority for your organization and request the invitation to the DDSP be resent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

·    The DDSP is the platform used for submitting ORYX performance measurement data to The Joint Commission.

·    Additional information, including requirements, timeline, measure specifications, FAQs, and recorded webinars are available on our website: Accreditation - ORYX

·    Staff with existing access to the DDSP can log in via The Joint Commission website: Login .

QUESTIONS
If you need assistance or have questions with any portion of the Platform, please submit a support ticket via the DDSP “Need Help?” button.

If you have non-DDSP questions, please contact hcooryx@jointcommission.org and include your HCO ID in the subject line.

Thank You

 

Dear Colleague:

This is a notification for those ALC organizations electing to submit optional ORYX
Performance Measurement data to The Joint Commission for CY2023.

(NOTE: Joint Commission accredited Assisted Living Communities are required to submit
ORYX Performance Measurement data via the DDSP effective January 1, 2024.)

The CY2023 DDSP opens 12:00 pm Central Time on July 31, 2023.

  • The Chart-abstracted measure (CAM) module will open for 1Q and 2Q data entry on
    July 31, 2023

    • The deadline to submit 1Q and 2Q CAM data has been extended to December
      31, 2023.

  • The CAM module will open for 3Q data entry on September 1, 2023

    • The deadline to submit 3Q CAM data is December 31, 2023

  • The CAM module will open for 4Q data entry on November 1, 2023

    • The deadline to submit 4Q CAM data is March 31, 2024

Additional information regarding the ORYX Performance Measurement Timeline for Assisted
Living Communities (including important dates for CY2023 data submission) is available on
the “Measurement” section of the external Joint Commission website under “Assisted Living
Community”: https://www.jointcommission.org/measurement/accreditation---alc/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • The DDSP is the platform used for submitting ORYX performance measurement data
    to The Joint Commission.

  • Additional information, including requirements, measure specifications, FAQs, and
    recorded webinars are available on our website: https://www.jointcommission.org/measurement/accreditation---alc/

  • For those organizations who have previously onboarded to the DDSP: If your
    organization plans to submit 2023 data, staff with access to the DDSP can log in via
    The Joint Commission website: https://www.jointcommission.org/login/

  • For those organizations who have not onboarded to the DDSP: Although reporting is optional for CY2023, organizations should complete the onboarding process, even if they do not plan to submit 2023 data.

NOTE: The initial invitation to onboard to the DDSP was sent to ALC organizations in February 2023. Those invitations have expired. Please send an e-mail to hcooryx@jointcommission.org to confirm the Signature Authority for your organization and request the invitation to the DDSP be resent.

QUESTIONS

If you need assistance or have questions with any portion of the Platform, please submit a support ticket via the DDSP “Need Help?” button. If you have non-DDSP questions, please contact:
hcooryx@jointcommission.org and include your HCO ID in the subject line.

Thank you

 

Dear Colleague:
This is a reminder for those ALC organizations electing to submit optional ORYX Performance
Measurement data to The Joint Commission for CY2022.

The deadline for submitting optional CY2022 data to The Joint Commission via the Direct
Data Submission Platform (DDSP) is June 14, 2023, at 11:59 PM Central Time.

For those organizations who have previously onboarded to the DDSP: If you plan to submit
optional 2022 data, staff with access to the DDSP can log in via The Joint Commission
website: https://www.jointcommission.org/login/.

For those organizations who have not onboarded to the DDSP: Although reporting is optional
for CY2022 and CY2023, organizations should complete the onboarding process, even if
you do not plan to submit 2022 data.

NOTE: The initial invitation to onboard to the DDSP was sent to ALC organizations in
February 2023. Those invitations have expired. Please send an e-mail to
hcooryx@jointcommission.org to confirm the Signature Authority for your organization and
request the invitation to the DDSP be resent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • The DDSP is the platform used for submitting ORYX performance measurement data
    to The Joint Commission.

  • Joint Commission accredited Assisted Living Communities are required to submit
    ORYX Performance Measurement data via the DDSP effective January 1, 2024.

  • Additional information, including requirements, measure specifications, FAQs, and
    recorded webinars are available on our website:
    https://www.jointcommission.org/measurement/accreditation---alc/

QUESTIONS
If you need assistance or have questions with any portion of the Platform, please submit a
support ticket via the DDSP “Need Help?” button.

If you have non-DDSP questions, please contact hcooryx@jointcommission.org and include
your HCO ID in the subject line.

Thank you

 

 

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