Joint Commission
Information (JCAHO)
JCAHO NEWS (Updated Daily)
Resources
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Kentucky QIO - Healthcare EXCEL
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QNET Exchange Web Site (Information for Core Measures Submission)
COMPdata Web Page for Core Measures - includes templates for each measure, all memos, deadlines, recent updates and information on the CART Tool.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Core Measures and COMPdata
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CORRESPONDENCE
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August 30, 2004 - JCAHO and CMS Submission Deadlines
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June 17, 2004 - New Quality Reports, 8th SOW, RHQDAPU Deadline
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April 26, 2004 - Targeted Data Quality Issues/Reminders for Performance Measures
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October 28, 2003 - JCAHO and CMS Re-Submissions
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October 24, 2003 - Version 2.0 of CART Tool Released
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October 20, 2003 - Performance Measurement Developments
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September 30, 2003 - JCAHO New Update
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June 6, 2003 - Update on Performance Measurements
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December 23, 2002 Core Measures Submission Update
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December 11, 2002 Reporting Update
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Questions? Email perfmeas@ihastaff.org
CART, the CMS Abstraction & Reporting Tool, is a powerful application for the collection and analysis of quality improvement data. Through data collection, retrospective analyses and real-time reporting, CART enables hospitals to comprehensively evaluate and manage quality improvement efforts.
Whether a hospital is seeking Medicare certification and/or
JCAHO accreditation, or undertaking its own quality
improvement initiatives, CART is ideal for the data collection
and analyses that are essential to the success of all quality
improvement efforts.
The application is available at no charge to hospitals or
other organizations seeking to improve the quality of care in
the following clinical areas:
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
- Heart Failure (HF)
- Pneumonia (PN)
- Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP)
CART is available for use on a stand-alone, Windows-based computer, in a computer network or in environments without computing resources (paper tool).
- Executive Summary, PDF
- Steps to Installing, Using CART, PDF
- System Requirements, PDF
- System Functionality, PDF
- CART User's Guide
Hospitals are required to use a measurement vendor to meet their reporting requirements. Measurement vendors must submit core measurement statistics to JCAHO each quarter. JCAHO will then calculate national standards and provide national standards for each measurement to vendors, to be shared with their hospital customers in comparative reports and graphs.
Each
of the focus areas include multiple measurements and require the
collection of administrative data and unique patient care indicators.
JCAHO is working with CMS to add another focus area on surgical
site infections and intervention approaches.
If you are interested in using COMPdata as your core measures vendor, please contact Matt Angela, Senior Director of COMPdata Marketing, or Dan Soucie, Manager of COMPdata Marketing, by e-mail at mangela@ihastaff.org or dsoucie@ihastaff.org or by telephone at 630/505-7777.
Last Updated: 03/03/08 10:08 AM
By Paige Franklin