Extraordinary Circumstance Exceptions (ECE) for Q3 2020 and Q4 2020
Extraordinary Circumstance Exceptions (ECE) for Q3 2020 and Q4 2020
2021-3-5
In the event that your hospital is unable to submit data or meet requirements for Q3 and Q4 2020, due to an extraordinary circumstance related to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, you may request an individual exception.
- For the submission of the HAI data, for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, the ECE must be submitted by March 18, 2021 for Q3 2020 data and by May 17, 2021 for Q4 2020 data, due to operational timelines and constraints, including informing the National Healthcare Safety Network of final approved ECE data. Please note HAI reporting impacts performance-based payment adjustments under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Programs.
- For the submission of clinical (Sepsis) and PC-01 data, the ECE must be submitted within 90 calendar days from when you determined that the extraordinary event occurred. The event may occur during the measurement period through the submission or reporting deadline.
Please refer to the HACRP, HVBP, and IQR resources on QualityNet for further information.