The purpose of this email is to notify eligible hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR), PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospitals (PCHQR), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Quality Reporting, or LTCH Quality Reporting Programs that the deadline for the Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) data submission has been extended from Saturday, August 15, 2015, to Friday, August 28, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. PT. This extension is being granted to provide hospitals additional time to submit data. Although the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system is working, intermittent production problems have been experienced. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working steadfastly to resolve these issues, and complete resolution is expected soon.
Please Note: This extension only applies to the HAI data submission deadline. The August 15, 2015 submission deadline for Clinical Process of Care and Perinatal Care Elective Delivery Measure (PC-01) data still remains in effect.
- HAI data, formerly due on August 15, 2015, will now be due on August 28, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Data are submitted through the NHSN at http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/login.html.
- Clinical Process of Care data, for Quarter 1 2015, remains due on August 15, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Data are submitted via the QualityNet Secure Portal at https://cportal.qualitynet.org/QNet/pgm_select.jsp.
- Perinatal Care Elective Delivery Measure (PC-01) data, for Quarter 1 2015, remains due on August 15, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Data are submitted via the QualityNet Secure Portal at https://cportal.qualitynet.org/QNet/pgm_select.jsp. Hospitals that do not deliver babies must enter a zero (0) for PC-01 each discharge quarter.
Please do not respond directly to this email. Questions regarding the Hospital IQR or PCHQR Programs may be submitted through the Inpatient Questions & Answers tool at https://cms-ip.custhelp.com, or by calling the Hospital Inpatient Value, Incentives, and Quality Reporting (VIQR) Outreach and Education Support Contractor, toll-free, at 844.472.4477 or 866.800.8765 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
Questions regarding the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) may be submitted through the IRF QRP help desk at IRF.questions@cms.hhs.gov.
Questions regarding the LTCH QRP may be submitted through the LTCH QRP help desk at LTCHQualityQuestions@cms.hhs.gov.
Questions about quality measures submitted via the NHSN or related to NHSN issues may be submitted to the NHSN help desk at NHSN@cdc.gov.
