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State Public Reporting Requirements

Nov. 19 Launch of New IDPH Hospital Report Card Web Site (11/18/09)
- Suggested Talking Points on IDPH's New Hospital Report Card/Consumer Guide Web Site (password required)

Press Release: Quality Agency Recognizes Illinois Patient Safety Organization (7/23/09)

Hospital Report Card Act (HRCA)

• General Information
  • Hospital Report Card Preview FAQ
  • Quality and Performance Reporting Information Update (8/28/08)
  • Quality Improvement and Public Reporting Updates (7/9/08)
  • Public Reporting Updates (7/3/08)
  • Quality Improvement Updates (6/19/08)
  • Final Rules - Illinois Register
  • Hospital Report Card Public Act 93-563
  • IDPH Letter Regarding Nurse Staffing Reporting Requirements and Infection Reporting Requirements
     
• Administrative Rules
  • Hospital Report Card Act Rules
     
• Nurse Staff Information
  • Hospital Report Card Act Nurse Staff Definitions

• Infection Reporting
  • Surgical Care Improvement Program
    - IDPH SCIP Infection Reporting Submission Deadlines (1/22/09)
    - IDPH Infection Reporting - SCIP Data Contact Form
    - Sample SCIP Reporting Exemption Letter

   

  • NHSN Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections
    - Dr. Arnold, IDPH Director, July 18 Electronic Communication to Hospitals
    - Mary Driscoll, Chief Patient Safety Division of IDPH, Reporting Requirements Memo
     
• Training and Education
  • HRCA Training Manual
  • Hospital Report Card Act Implementation: Focus on Infection and Nurse Staff Reporting Requirements (PowerPoint presentation)
  • COMPdata Web Site (To view, click on categories under Training for Webinars, Conference Calls, and In Person Training.)
     
• Frequently Asked Questions

Illinois Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Law (Updated 11/13/09)

Consumer Guide

• General Information
  • ASTC Attestation Form for IDPH (7/1/08)
    - Click here for form in PDF format
    - Click here for form in Word
  • Update on Key Health Information Reporting Issues (4/4/08)
  • Hospital Attestation Form for IDPH (4/4/08)
    - Click here for form in PDF format
    - Click here for form in Word
  • Important Update from Federal CMS on NPI Taxonomy Problems and Proposed Solutions (4/3/08)
  • Quality and Accuracy of Hospital Information (3/13/08)
  • Upcoming Hospital Specific Public Reports (2/21/08)
  • IDPH Consumer Guide Memo
     
• Administrative Rules
  • Illinois Consumer Guide Rules
     
• Reporting Requirements
  • IDPH Notice of Deadline Extension for 1st Quarter Data Reporting (5/7/08)
  • Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center Data Reporting Software - Version 4.0
    - This reporting software has been developed and will be continuously maintained and updated by IDPH.
    - Contained in the downloadable software are training materials developed by IDPH.
    - Click here for instructions and to download software.
    - For additional information or questions on any aspect of this software, please contact Rich Forshee at IDPH: Rich.Forshee@illinois.gov.
  • Present on Admission PowerPoint
  • Present on Admission from NCHS
  • Present on Admission Medicare Learning Network (updated release Sept. 11, 2007)
     
• Training and Education
  • IL Data Coordinator Manual for Expanded and 837 Data 2009 (11/11/09)
  • Consumer Guide to Health Care Implementation: Focus on Illinois Reporting Requirements and Release of Data (PowerPoint presentation)
  • COMPdata Web Site (To view, click on categories under Training for Webinars, Conference Calls, and In Person Training.)

Illinois MRSA and Other MDRO Surveillance and Reporting Requirements

• Public Acts Signed Into Law
  • House Bill 192, Public Act 095-0282 on MDRO Prevention and Control
  • Senate Bill 233, Public Act 095-0312 on MRSA Screening and Reporting
     
• Interventions and Guidelines
  • IDPH MRSA Primary Care Provider Guidelines
  • IHI MRSA Reduction Guide
  • APIC MRSA Elimination Guideline
  • CDC MDRO Guidelines
  • CDC Isolation Precaution Guidelines
  • CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines
  • WHO Draft Hand Hygiene Guidelines
  • Current CMS Interpretive Guidelines for Medicare Conditions of Participation Focused on Infection Prevention and Control and Integration into Hospital Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program
     
• MRSA In the News
  • MRSA Update (2/21/08)
  • IDPH MRSA in Illinois Report: Illinois Hospital Discharges 2002-2006

Public Reporting and Accountability Schedule - National and State

• Quality Improvement and Public Reporting (3/9/10)
• Quality Improvement and Public Reporting (2/25/10)
• Quality Improvement and Public Reporting (2/5/10)
• Quality and Public Reporting Developments (12/11/09)
• Quality and Public Reporting Developments (12/4/09)
• Quality and Public Reporting Update (11/6/09)
• Updates on Quality and Public Reporting (10/2/09)
• Quality Performance Improvement and Public Reporting Updates (2/12/09)
• Quality and Performance Reporting Updates (1/9/09)
• Updates on Public Reports: Joint Commission and Leapfrog (11/24/08)
• Quality and Public Reporting Updates (10/31/08)
• Accountability and Performance Improvement Update (10/23/08)
• Public Reporting and Accountability Schedule (Sorted by Requirement - August 28, 2008)
• Quality Update and Public Reporting (7/16/08)
• Quality and Public Reporting Updates (6/26/08)
• Quality Improvement and Public Reporting Update (2/7/08)

Electronic Death Reporting System (EDRS) Cause of Death

• IDPH Movement to New Electronic Death and Birth Registration System (7/23/09)
• Letter to Hospitals from Dr. Arnold, Director of Illinois Department of Public Health
• Medical Records Contact Form to be Completed by Hospitals
• Sample FAX Form on Cause of Death Confirmation