2022.09.07 EQRS Program Working Group Meeting

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• We're in the requirements phase; more will be needed
• We've had some initial calls with CDC
• HCD reviewed the current wireframes
• Feedback
  • Kathleen
  • "Was there an infection in the past 7 days" question: what past 7 days are we measuring? Probably 7 days from when the peritonitis event was reported but Lisa will get clarification from CDC
  • Need an infection onset date
  • Is this going in the clinical module? - Data will be recorded under the Patient
  • Provide option to select Unknown or N/A for each question
  • Invasive abdominal incident: there should be a None option
  • Is it possible for there to be a peritonitis event but no invasive abdominal incident? Lisa will research this.
  • Vlad
    • There are different screens for each question; it should be an Infections screen for all types of infections
    • 2 major concerns: Make a generic Infection module and don't make anything mandatory
    • EDIs don't collect all of this information and will probably not ask for it (albumin, protein, red blood cells, invasive abdominal incidents)  
    • CMS will not receive good data from the current design
    • Reporting is transactional; All infections that occur during a month are reported
• Lisa:
  • The questions in the wireframes are there to indicate when an infection is not hygiene induced
  • Peritonitis work is a collaborative effort with CDC, so we'll discuss these concerns with CDC and then determine when we can have updated wireframes 
  • Is reporting at the month end better? All infections that occurred during the month would be reported 
  • CMS will provide clarity on reporting requirements

Open Forum

DaVita

FKC 

DCI 

RHA