Abstraction / Validation

• Q&A's - Effective with 10/01/2007-03/31/2008 discharges
• GAO: Issues and Challenges Related to How Hospitals Submit Data and How CMS Ensures Data Reliability
• ACE-inhibitor and ARB Contraindication/Intolerance - 4/1/07+ discharges
• Summary of AMI and HF Measure Changes – 4/1/07+ discharges
• Select Clinical PN Changes - 4/1/07+ discharges
• Reperfusion Performance Measures for AMI
• Abstraction of Discharge Instructions
• Chest X-Ray - 4/1/07+ discharges
• Diagnostic Uncertainty - 4/1/07+ discharges
• Identified Pneumonia Pathogen - 4/1/07+ discharges
• Select Clinical Changes for 4/1/07+ discharges
• Helpful Hints on Passing Validation
• Hospital Public Reporting, Abstraction and Validation Educational Session (ppt)

• Select PN Measure Changes – 10/1/07+ Discharges (doc)
• Point of Origin for Admission or Visit (pdf)
• Summary of SCIP Measure Changes - 10/1/07 Discharges Forward (doc)
• Summary of AMI and HF Measure Changes – 10/1/07+ Discharges (doc)
• Accessing and Utilizing QualityNet Exchange Reports (ppt) 
• Data Abstraction and Validation - AMI & HF (ppt)       
• Data Abstraction and Validation - PN (ppt)                 
• Data Abstraction and Validation - SCIP (ppt)