Specifications Manual, Version 5.1

Discharges 07/01/2016 to 12/31/2016

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Acknowledgement
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Using the Manual

Section 1 - Data Dictionary
Introduction to the Data Dictionary Alphabetical Data Dictionary

Section 2 - Measurement Information
Section 2.1 - Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (SEP)
Section 2.2 - Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Section 2.3 - Stroke (STK)
Section 2.4 - Global Initial Patient Population (ED, IMM, TOB, SUB)
Section 2.5 - Emergency Department (ED)
Section 2.6 - Prevention 2.6.1 - Immunization (IMM) 2.6.2 - Substance Use (SUB) 2.6.3 - Tobacco Treatment (TOB)

Section 3 - Missing and Invalid Data

Section 4 - Population and Sampling Specifications

Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 - Reserved for Future Use

Section 9 - Data Transmission
Transmission Alphabetical Data Dictionary Transmission Data Processing Flow: Clinical Transmission Data Processing Flow: Population and Sampling Hospital Clinical Data XML File Layout XLS Hospital Initial Patient Population Data XML File Layout, XLS

Section 10 - CMS Outcome/Structural Measures
Section 10.1 - Outcome Measures Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Risk-Standardized – Complication (RSCR), Mortality (RSMR), Payment, Readmission (RSRR)
Section 10.2 - Structural Measures

Appendices
Appendix A - ICD-10 Code Tables A.1 - PDF or XLS A.2 - Reserved for future use Appendix B - Reserved for future use Appendix C - Medication Tables PDF or XLS Appendix D - Glossary of Terms Appendix E - Overview of Measure Information Form And Flowchart Formats Appendix F - Measure Name Crosswalk Appendix G - Resources Appendix H - Miscellaneous Tables Appendix P - Preview Section