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HQA Preview Reports now available
March 2009 Hospital Compare Preview Reports for the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) initiatives are now available to participating providers and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) on the secured pages of QualityNet. The HQA Preview Reports will be available from January 19 through February 17, 2009.
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- HOP QDRP Pledge or Notice of Participation form due January 31
- New Notification System to alert hospitals on APU compliance issues
- HCAHPS data submission deadline extended
- Dashboard to help hospitals monitor their APU status
- CMS to retire AMI-6 measure
- Critical Access Hospitals may report HOP QDRP data
- Final CY 2009 OPPS rule published
- CMS, Joint Commission change Pneumonia Measure Set
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