Data Validation Resources
This page contains information and resources regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient data validation efforts within the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, as well as the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, which includes the required submission of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Validation Templates for the following measures: central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract Infection (CAUTI), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) laboratory-identified (LabID) events, Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI).
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospital Quality Reporting Important Dates and Deadlines (January 2026) |
PDF |
280 KB |
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| Inpatient Validation Case Status Details |
PDF |
247 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment Resources
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2028 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
PDF |
217 KB |
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| FY 2028 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
XLSX |
37 KB |
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| FY 2028 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
356 KB |
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| FY 2028 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Validation Template Due Dates |
PDF |
103 KB |
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| FY 2028 Validation Template User Guide and Submission Instructions |
PDF |
884 KB |
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CLABSI Validation Template
First Quarter 2025-Fourth Quarter 2025 |
XLSX |
222 KB |
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CAUTI Validation Template
First Quarter 2025-Fourth Quarter 2025 |
XLSX |
61 KB |
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MRSA Validation Template
First Quarter 2025-Fourth Quarter 2025 |
XLSX |
156 KB |
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CDI Validation Template
First Quarter 2025-Fourth Quarter 2025 |
XLSX |
75 KB |
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| FY 2028 Confidence Interval |
PDF |
724 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment Resources
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2027 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
PDF |
200 KB |
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| FY 2027 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
XLSX |
37 KB |
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| FY 2027 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
316 KB |
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| FY 2027 Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Validation Template Due Dates |
PDF |
133 KB |
Download |
| FY 2027 Validation Template User Guide and Submission Instructions |
PDF |
751 KB |
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CLABSI Validation Template
First Quarter 2024-Fourth Quarter 2024 |
XLSX |
223 KB |
Download |
CAUTI Validation Template
First Quarter 2024-Fourth Quarter 2024 |
XLSX |
61 KB |
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MRSA Validation Template
First Quarter 2024-Fourth Quarter 2024 |
XLSX |
157 KB |
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CDI Validation Template
First Quarter 2024-Fourth Quarter 2024 |
XLSX |
75 KB |
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| FY 2027 Confidence Interval |
PDF |
712 KB |
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2025 HAI Manuals & Tools
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| CLABSI Abstraction Manual for CY 2025 |
PDF |
551 KB |
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| CLABSI Tool Display for CY 2025 |
PDF |
259 KB |
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| CAUTI Abstraction Manual for CY 2025 |
PDF |
455 KB |
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| CAUTI Tool Display for CY 2025 |
PDF |
203 KB |
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| MRSA Abstraction Manual for CY 2025 |
PDF |
252 KB |
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| MRSA Tool Display for CY 2025 |
PDF |
123 KB |
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| CDI Abstraction Manual for CY 2025 |
PDF |
215 KB |
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| CDI Tool Display for CY 2025 |
PDF |
139 KB |
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| Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Abstraction Manual for CY 2025 |
PDF |
437 KB |
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| SSI Tool Display for CY 2025 |
PDF |
166 KB |
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2026 HAI Manuals & Tools
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| CLABSI Abstraction Manual for CY 2026 |
PDF |
996 KB |
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| CLABSI Tool Display for CY 2026 |
PDF |
313 KB |
Download |
| CAUTI Abstraction Manual for CY 2026 |
PDF |
451 KB |
Download |
| CAUTI Tool Display for CY 2026 |
PDF |
198 KB |
Download |
| MRSA Abstraction Manual for CY 2026 |
PDF |
341 KB |
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| MRSA Tool Display for CY 2026 |
PDF |
132 KB |
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| CDI Abstraction Manual for CY 2026 |
PDF |
310 KB |
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| CDI Tool Display for CY 2026 |
PDF |
169 KB |
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| Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Abstraction Manual for CY 2026 |
PDF |
518 KB |
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| SSI Tool Display for CY 2026 |
PDF |
343 KB |
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Archived Resources
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2026 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
PDF |
1.3 MB |
Download |
| FY 2026 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
XLSX |
37 KB |
Download |
| FY 2026 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
226 KB |
Download |
| FY 2026 Confidence Interval |
PDF |
731 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2025 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
PDF |
198 KB |
Download |
| FY 2025 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
XLSX |
31 KB |
Download |
| FY 2025 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
229 KB |
Download |
| FY 2025 Confidence Interval |
PDF |
962 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2024 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
PDF |
197 KB |
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| FY 2024 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation |
XLSX |
31 KB |
Download |
| FY 2024 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
228 KB |
Download |
| FY 2024 Confidence Interval |
PDF |
67 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Payment Determination/Payment Adjustment
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2023 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Chart-Abstracted Data Validation |
PDF |
220 KB |
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| FY 2023 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Chart-Abstracted Data Validation |
XLSX |
38 KB |
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| FY 2023 Chart-Abstracted Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
165 KB |
Download |
| FY 2023 Chart-Abstracted Confidence Interval |
PDF |
685 KB |
Download |
| eCQM FY 2023 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
193 KB |
Download |
| FY 2023 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient eCQM Data Validation |
PDF |
222 KB |
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| FY 2023 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient eCQM Data Validation |
XLSX |
22 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| FY 2022 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Chart-Abstracted Data Validation |
PDF |
221 KB |
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| FY 2022 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Chart-Abstracted Data Validation |
XLSX |
41 KB |
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| FY 2022 Chart-Abstracted Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
163 KB |
Download |
| FY 2022 Chart-Abstracted Confidence Interval |
PDF |
562 KB |
Download |
| eCQM FY 2022 Validation Fact Sheet |
PDF |
199 KB |
Download |
| FY 2022 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient eCQM Data Validation |
PDF |
137 KB |
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| FY 2022 List - Hospitals Selected for Inpatient eCQM Data Validation |
XLSX |
23 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2021 List |
PDF |
219 KB |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2021 List |
XLSX |
40 KB |
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| FY 2021 Chart-Abstracted Validation Fact Sheet (04/03/19) |
PDF |
49 KB |
Download |
| FY 2021 Chart-Abstracted Confidence Interval (02/21/19) |
PDF |
584 KB |
Download |
| eCQM FY 2021 Validation Fact Sheet (08/08/19) |
PDF |
172 KB |
Download |
| FY 2021 List - Hospitals Selected for eCQM Data Validation |
PDF |
110 KB |
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| FY 2021 List - Hospitals Selected for eCQM Data Validation |
XLSX |
22 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2020 List |
PDF |
|
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2020 List |
XLSX |
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Download |
| FY 2020 Chart-Abstracted Validation Fact Sheet (12/12/17) |
PDF |
97 KB |
Download |
| FY 2020 Chart-Abstracted Confidence Interval (02/27/18) |
PDF |
366 KB |
Download |
| eCQM FY 2020 Validation Fact Sheet (08/14/18) |
PDF |
156 KB |
Download |
| FY 2020 List - Hospitals Selected for eCQM Data Validation |
PDF |
102 KB |
Download |
| FY 2020 List - Hospitals Selected for eCQM Data Validation |
XLSX |
22 KB |
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2019 List |
PDF |
196 KB |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2019 List |
XLSX |
39 KB |
Download |
| FY 2019 Validation Fact Sheet (05/09/17) |
PDF |
77 KB |
Download |
| FY 2019 Confidence Interval (06/07/18) |
PDF |
382 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2018 List |
PDF |
187 KB |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2018 List |
XLSX |
35 KB |
Download |
| FY 2018 Validation Fact Sheet (06/02/16) |
PDF |
94 KB |
Download |
| FY 2018 Confidence Interval (04/05/15) |
PDF |
397 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2017 List |
PDF |
179 KB |
Download |
| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2017 List |
XLSX |
38 KB |
Download |
| FY 2017 Validation Fact Sheet (02/18/15) |
PDF |
40 KB |
Download |
| FY 2017 Confidence Interval (05/01/15) |
PDF |
457 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2016 List |
PDF |
19 KB |
Download |
| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2016 List |
XLSX |
30 KB |
Download |
| FY 2016 Validation Fact Sheet (05/12/14) |
PDF |
38 KB |
Download |
| FY 2016 Confidence Interval (05/01/14) |
PDF |
135 KB |
Download |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Payment Determination
| File Name |
File Type |
File Size |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2015 List |
PDF |
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| Hospitals Selected for Inpatient Data Validation - FY 2015 List |
XLSX |
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Download |
| FY 2015 Validation Fact Sheet (08/12/13) |
PDF |
59 KB |
Download |