Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Technical Information

The purpose of this webpage is to provide technical updates and resources related to LTCH data collection, submission of quality data, information regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), and the LTCH Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Data Set (LCDS). Links to these resources can be found at the bottom of this webpage. Users may also find contact information on this page for where to direct questions related to technical issues.

All LTCH users are required to use the assessment submission and reporting system known as the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit patient assessments and view reports.

Please note that failure to obtain access to iQIES will impact your ability to submit assessment data needed for claims matching purposes.

In order to access iQIES, users must create an account and establish login credentials in the Healthcare Quality Information System (HCQIS) Access Roles and Profile system (HARP).

For details on how to create an account in iQIES and for a description of the roles available to your organization, please refer to the QIES Technical Support Office (QTSO) webpage.

The iQIES webpage is updated periodically as updates to technical information, LCDS submission specifications, and reporting tools related to data submission become available.

Comments and Questions:

For questions about LCDS data submission, the iQIES Technical Support Office, or technical issues:

Phone: 1-800-339-9313, e-mail: iqies@cms.hhs.gov

Instructional videos on how to use iQIES can be found the iQIES Technical Support Office (QTSO) iQIES Training Videos webpage.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to using the HCQIS HARP can be found on the HARP Help webpage.

CDC’s NHSN Website

Information related to the procedures using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for data submission for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI), the Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel, and the COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) measures can be found on the NHSN website.

For NHSN questions: NHSN@cdc.gov.

Updates

June 19, 2024

The LTCH Data Specifications have been updated to version 4.02.1.  This FINAL version has one change since the draft version – the valid value of 5.10 has been added for item ITM_SET_VRSN_CD.  These specifications go into effect on October 1, 2024.

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