Hi All, For anyone who is interested, CMS released this document for additional guidance last week. See link below or look for it on qualitynet.org
Dena Videtic RN Quality Indicators 786-308-3315 From: Quality Reporting Notification [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:22 PM To: Dena Videtic Subject: [hiqrimprove-poc-notify] Supplemental guidance posted for Early Management Bundle, Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock for October 2015 through June 2016 discharges The purpose of this email is to provide notification that the following information is posted to QualityNet, https://www.qualitynet.org, for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have posted an additional guidance document for the Early Management Bundle, Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock measure set (SEP-1) for implementation with acute inpatient discharges from October 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, on the QualityNet<http://www.qualitynet.org/> website. The additional guidance document, SEP-1 Additional Notes for Abstraction for Version 5.0b<https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/BlobServer?blobkey=id&blobnocache=true&blobwhere=1228890535624&blobheader=multipart%2Foctet-stream&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3DSEP_1Add_Notes-SpecManV50b.pdf&blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs>, provides clarification for SEP-1 data elements. Clarifications were made in response to frequently asked questions asked via the Hospitals – Inpatient Question & Answers tool. The document should be reviewed in conjunction with all SEP-1 documentation including the specifications manual and posted Q&As. The additional guidance document is located on QualityNet at https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetTier3&cid=1228772869636 . It can also be accessed by going to the QualityNet website at https://www.qualitynet.org and selecting the [Specifications Manual] link in the [Hospital-Inpatient] tab drop-down list, then [Version 5.0b] either from the left-side navigation pane or the Specifications Manual box in the middle of the page, or alternatively selecting [Fact Sheets] in the left-side navigation pane. Please do not respond directly to this email. For questions related to the Specifications Manual and measures, please use the Hospitals – Inpatient Questions & Answers tool at https://cms-ip.custhelp.com. --- You are currently subscribed to hiqrimprove-poc-notify as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: https://lists.qualitynet.org/u?id=7276661.243faf65fd2d71f8271e0b9f2e199af1&n=T&l=hiqrimprove-poc-notify&o=412720 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-412720-7276661.243faf65fd2d71f8271e0b9f2e199...@lists.qualitynet.org<mailto:leave-412720-7276661.243faf65fd2d71f8271e0b9f2e199...@lists.qualitynet.org> ________________________________ ________________________________ Email messages cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as transmitted information can be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services therefore does not accept liability for any error or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of email transmission. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and delete and destroy all copies of the original message.
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