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(A) As used in this rule:
(1) “ADRG” means the adjacent diagnosis-related groups as defined by the DRG refinement system.
(2) “DRG” or “DRGs” means the diagnosis-related group or groups that a hospital assigns based upon the clinical record of the patient for the purpose of classifying inpatient hospital services and determining reimbursement for services performed.
(3) “Charge outlier case” means a patient discharged from the hospital whose total charges are equal to or greater than the charge trim point for that patient’s DRG.
(4) “Charge trim point” means two standard deviations above the arithmetic mean of charges for all cases in a DRG.
(5) “Day outlier case” means a patient discharged from the hospital whose total number of inpatient days are equal to or greater than the length of stay trim point for that patient’s DRG.
(6) “DRG refinement system” means the severity of illness classification system developed by the “Health Systems Management Group, School of Management, Yale University,” as updated by the director of health.
(7) “HSMG refinement grouper” means of the software which implements the DRG refinement system, as updated by the director of health for discharges on or after October first of each year.
(8) “Hospital” means an institution classified and registered as a hospital under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code.
(9) “ICD-9-CM procedure code” means an identifier assigned to describe the medical procedure used for the treatment of illness and injury.
(10) “Length of stay trim point” means two standard deviations above the arithmetic mean of the length of stay for all cases in a DRG.
(11) “LOS” or “length of stay” means the number of days a patient is in the hospital per admission as calculated by counting the number of days from and including the day of admission up to but not including the day of discharge.
(12) “Mean” means the arithmetic average that is calculated by adding the values and dividing by the number of cases.
(13) “Median” means the middle case where fifty per cent of the cases have lower values and fifty per cent of the cases have higher values.
(14) “Outpatient procedure” means a non-urgent medical procedure performed on an outpatient basis in a hospital under the supervision of a physician for the diagnosis or treatment of a disease or other disorder. “Outpatient procedure” does not include procedures performed in clinics or other settings where only ancillary services are provided or where physician services are not typically provided, such as radiology, laboratory services, physical rehabilitation, renal dialysis, or pharmacy.
(15) “Range” means the lowest and the highest values.
(16) “Refinement class” means the severity level within each ADRG, as defined by the DRG refinement system and HSMG refinement grouper, in which a patient may be classified based on the extent that a patient’s illness involves multiple complications and comorbid conditions requiring a certain degree of complexity in treatment and diagnosis.
(17) “Refinement group number” or “RGN” means the complete four-digit number assigned by the HSMG refinement grouper which consists of the ADRG code number in character positions one through three and the refinement class code number in character position four.
(18) “Trim points” mean charge trim point and length of stay trim point.
(19) “Primary procedure code” means the code that identifies the principal procedure performed during the period covered by a bill and the date on which the principal procedure described on the bill was performed.
(B) On or before the first day of May each year, every hospital shall disclose to the director of health the following inpatient data:
(1) The total number of patients in each of the sixty DRGs most frequently treated on an inpatient basis in the hospital as represented by discharges during the previous calendar year and based upon the DRG grouper in effect on the first day of October of the calendar year preceding the calendar year which the patient was discharged. If DRG 468, 469, or 470 appears on the list of most frequently treated DRGs, the DRG or DRGs shall be removed from the list and the next most frequently treated DRG or DRGs shall be substituted in its place:
(a) The total number of patients discharged;
(b) The mean, median, and range of total hospital charges;
(c) The mean, median, and range of length of stay;
(d) The number of admissions from each of the following:
(i) Emergency room: For the purposes of this provision, “admissions from emergency room” means the number of patients admitted to the hospital through the emergency room upon the recommendation of a physician;
(ii) Transfer from another hospital;
(iii) Other sources of admission including, but not limited to, skilled nursing facilities or health care facilities other than an acute care hospital; referrals from a personal physician, clinic physician, health maintenance organization, a court of law; a newborn if the patient was born in the facility; and those admissions for which information is not available;
(e) The number of cases, mean charges, and mean length of stay in each refinement class or refinement group number excluding all charge outlier cases and day outlier cases based on the trim points provided and published by the director at least one hundred twenty days prior to May first each year; and
(2) The number of patients falling within DRG numbers 468, 469, and 470.
Paragraphs (B)(1)(a) to (B)(1)(d) of this rule do not require the disclosure of data for any DRG for which the hospital treated fewer than ten patients during the year. Paragraph (B)(1)(e) of this rule does not require the disclosure of data for any refinement group number for which the hospital treated less than three patients during the year.
(C) On or before the first day of May each year, every hospital shall disclose to the director of health the following outpatient data:
(1) The total number of patients in each of the sixty most frequently performed outpatient primary procedures in the hospital as reported by ICD-9-CM primary procedure codes for patients treated during the previous calendar year.
(2) The mean and median of the total hospital charges for those sixty most frequently performed outpatient procedures identified in paragraph (C)(1) of this rule.
(3) The hospital is not required to disclose data for any procedure for which the hospital treated fewer than ten patients during the year.
(D) Each hospital shall:
(1) Submit the hospital identification and certification form, prescribed in appendix A of this rule, signed by the chief executive officer of the hospital;
(2) Submit the inpatient data required to be reported under this rule to the director in an electronic format as provided in appendix B of this rule, or in a paper format as provided in appendix C to this rule, and report the DRG data required by paragraph (B)(1) of this rule in descending order according to the frequency of admissions with the DRG having the most frequent number of admissions reported first;
(3) Submit the outpatient data required to be reported under this rule to the director in an electronic format as provided in appendix D to this rule and report the procedure data required by paragraph (C) of this rule in descending order according to the frequency of patients with the procedure having the most frequent number of patients reported first.
(E) Each hospital may include with the data disclosed under this rule commentary concerning reasons for major deviations in the range of data for any DRG. The hospital shall submit the commentary in the format prescribed by appendix C to this rule. Any release of the data disclosed under this rule identifying a hospital shall include the commentary, if any, submitted by the hospital pursuant to this paragraph.
(F) Any releases by the department of information collected pursuant to section 3727.34 of the Revised Code that list charge data by hospital shall include conspicuous language explaining that the data in the report either has been reported by severity of illness or adjusted with respect to the severity of illness of the patients and that an individual hospital’s average charges may differ significantly from the average charges of a group of hospitals because of a variety of reasons including, but not limited to:
(1) Indigent care and bad debt loads;
(2) Medical education costs;
(3) Physician practice patterns;
(4) Capital requirements;
(5) Hospital location;
(6) Local labor market conditions; and
(7) Other operating requirements.
(G) Under no circumstances shall the name or social security number of a patient, dentist or physician be submitted under this rule.
Appendix A
Hospital Identification
Annual Hospital Data Disclosure Most Frequently Treated DRGs
Report Period: January 1, 20_____ – December 21, 20_____
This disclosure of data for inpatient discharges is required to be completed by all Ohio hospitals in accordance with section 3727.34 of the Ohio Revised Code, and rule 3701-14-01 of the Administrative Code.
1. Name of Hospital
2. ODH Number
3. Address 4. Telephone Number
5. City 6. County 7. ZIP
8. Name of Person Completing this Form 9. Telephone Number
10. E-mail Address of Person Completing Form
11. Type of Data:
.. Inpatient
.. Outpatient
Affidavit
Certification by the Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer
I hereby certify that the information disclosed in accordance with section 3727.34 of the Ohio Revised Code and rule 3701-14-01 of the Administrative Code is true to the best of my knowledge.
Sworn to me and subscribed to in my presence, this _______________ day of _________________________________, 20______.
APPENDIX B
Description of Inpatient Data File Requirements
ELECTRONIC VERSION
This electronic file includes all of the numerical data required for reporting. It is in ASCII format, with one record per DRG reported, in a fixed length 215 character record. A carriage return is imbedded at the end of each record.
The file will be labeled with the Hospital’s ODH registration number in the first four characters of the MS-DOS filename followed by a period, followed by “DAT”. Example: 1100.DAT
FIELD IDENTIFICATION CHARACTER POSITIONS DECIMAL PLACES FIELD TYPE JUSTIFICATION SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Hospital Numbers 1-4 A Left ODH Hospital ID number
DRG Number 5-7 A Left DRGs are reported in rank order from 1-60 with the DRG having the most number of patient admissions ranked first. If there are DRGs with an equal number of discharges, they are reported with the DRG having the highest average charge reported first. If DRG 468, 469 or 470 appears on the list of most frequently treated DRGs, the DRG or DRGs shall be removed from the list and next most frequently treated DRG or DRGs shall be added. DRGs for which the hospital treated fewer than 10 patients in the calendar year are not required to be reported.
N. of Discharges 11-15 N Right
Mean Charge 16-21 N Right
Median Charge 22-27 N Right
Lowest Charge 28-33 N Right
Highest Charge 34-40 N Right
Mean Los 41-46 2 N Right Decimal points are imbedded.
Median Los 47-52 1 N Right Decimal points are imbedded.
Lowest Los 53-55 N Right
Highest Los 56-59 N Right
N. of Emergency Admissions 60-64 N Right
N. of Hospital Transfers 65-69 N Right
Other Admissions 70-74 N Right
Comment Indicator 75 A Place an asterisk ”*” in this field if comments will be included in the comment file for this DRG.
Severity of Illness Classification Levels Patients who are either charge or day outliers should not be included in severity data reported below. If the number of patients in any refined group number (RGN) is less than 3, information on charges and length of stay is not required for the RGN. There may be up to 7 RGN’s for each DRG.
First Refined Group Numbers
RGN 76-79 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 80-83 N Right
Mean Charges 84-89 N Right
Mean Los 90-95 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Second Refined Group Number
RGN 96-99 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 100-103 N Right
Mean Charges 104-109 N Right
Mean Los 110-115 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Third Refined Group Numbers
RGN 116-119 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 120-123 N Right
Mean Charges 124-129 N Right
Mean Los 130-135 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Fourth Refined Group Number
RGN 136-139 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 140-143 N Right
Mean Charges 144-149 N Right
Mean Los 150-155 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Fifth Refined Group Number
RGN 156-159 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 160-163 N Right
Mean Charges 164-169 N Right
Mean Los 170-175 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Sixth Refined Group Number
RGN 176-179 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 180-183 N Right
Mean Charges 184-189 N Right
Mean Los 190-195 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Seventh Refined Group Number
RGN 196-199 A Right Refined Group Number
N. of Discharges 200-203 N Right
Mean Charges 204-209 N Right
Mean Los 210-215 2 N Right Decimal places are imbedded.
Appendix C
Annual Hospital Disclosure Inpatient Discharges Most Frequently Treated DRGs
Report Period: January 1, 20_____ – December 31, 20_____
Hospital Name
ODH Number
DRG Specific Utilization
Rank Order DRG Number DRG Name
Total Number of Discharges
Range
Mean Median Low High
Charges
Length of Stay
Admissions From
Emergency Hospital Transfer Other Admission Comment1
Refinement Group Number Number of Discharges Mean Charges Mean Length of Stay
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1 Hospital may attach any commentary concerning reasons for major deviations in the range of data for any DRG.
Appendix D
Outpatient Data File Requirements
The file must be in ASCII format. The file includes one record per procedure reported in a fixed length 32 character record. A carriage return is imbedded at the end of each record.
The file must be labeled with the hospital’s ODH registration number in the first four, followed a period, and followed by “out”. Example: 1100.out
Field Identification Character Position Field Type Justification Special Instructions
ODH Hospital Registration Number 1-4 A Left
Procedure Number 5-9 A Left
Rank Order 10-11 A Left Procedures are reported in rank order from 1-60 with the procedure having the most number of visits ranked first. If there are procedures with equal number of cases, they are reported with the procedure having the highest mean charge reported first. Procedures for which the hospital treated less than 10 patients in the calendar year are not required to be reported.
Number of Patients 12-17 N Right
Mean Charge 18-24 N Right No decimal. Round to the nearest whole number
Median Charge 25-31 N Right No decimal. Round to the nearest whole number
Comment Indicator 32 A Left Place an Asterisk ”*” in this field if comments will be included in the comment file.
Effective: 01/27/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 11/09/2006 and 01/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3727.41
Rule Amplifies: 3227.34, 3727.36, 3727.40, 3727.41
Prior Effective Dates: 12/28/1987, 9/5/89
(A) Beginning in 2007, not later than the first day of each April and the first day of each October, each hospital shall submit information to the director of health, on the form provided in the appendix to this rule, showing the hospital’s performance in meeting each of the service measures specified in this rule.
(1) The information submitted by April first shall reflect the hospital’s performance in meeting the measures over a twelve month period ending on September thirtieth of the previous calendar year.
(2) The information submitted by October first shall reflect the hospital’s performance in meeting the measures during a twelve-month period commencing on April first of the previous calendar year and ending on March thirty-first of the reporting year.
(B) In submitting the information required by this rule, each hospital shall do the following:
(1) Submit the information for the hospital’s services regardless of who pays the charges incurred for the services;
(2) Except as provided for in paragraph (B)(5) of this rule, for each measure for which the information is submitted, use the form and specifications for the measure that the entity that developed or endorsed the measure recommends be used for the measure for the twelve-month period for which information is being submitted;
(3) For each measure for which information is submitted, indicate whether the denominator used in calculating the measure is:
(a) Zero; or
(b) Less than twenty-five.
(4) Except as provided for in paragraph (B)(5) of this rule, adjust for risk, as needed, the information for a particular measure in accordance with the risk adjustment methodology that the entity that developed or endorsed the measure recommends be used for the measure for the twelve-month period for which information is being submitted; and
(5) If the form and specifications for the measure or the risk adjustment methodology specified in paragraphs (B)(2) and (B)(4) of this rule changed during the twelve month reporting period, the hospital shall use the form and specifications or risk adjustment methodology that was recommended by the entity for the last quarter of the twelve-month period being submitted.
(C) Each hospital shall report the following measures to the director in accordance with the requirements of this rule:
(1) The agency for health care research and quality’s patient safety indicators for iatrogenic pneumothorax (neonate, pediatric and adult) and for post-operative respiratory failure (pediatric and adult);
(2) The centers for medicare and medicaid services’ pneumonia measures for pneumococcal vaccination and for blood culture before initial antibiotic;
(3) The national quality forum’s measures aspirin at arrival for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and for beta blocker at arrival for AMI; and
(4) The joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations’ heart failure measures for left ventricular function assessment and for angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) for left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
(D) A hospital may include with the information submitted under this rule commentary explaining any major anomalies with the submitted information. The hospital shall submit the commentary on the form provided in the appendix to this rule. Any release of the data disclosed under this rule identifying the hospital shall include the commentary, if any, submitted by the hospital pursuant to this paragraph.
(E) The chief executive officer or designee of each hospital shall submit the signed affidavit provided in appendix to this rule, affirming that the data submitted is accurate. If the data is submitted electronically, the act of submission shall be construed as affirmation of accuracy.
(F) A hospital may request to verify the accuracy of the information submitted to the director pursuant to this rule no later than fourteen days after the hospital submits its information. Corrections of the information received by the director no later than thirty days after the reporting period deadline prescribed by paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule shall be included in the final reports made available to the public under paragraph (G) of this rule.
(G) Not later than ninety days after a hospital submits information to the director under this rule, the director shall make the submitted information available for sale to any interested person or government entity.
(H) If the director discovers errors in the information submitted or a hospital representative provides corrections to the director after the reported information is made available to the public pursuant to paragraph (G) of this rule, the director shall note the errors and respective corrections as caveats to the final reports on subsequent releases. If a hospital representative provides corrections of errors thirty days after the reporting deadline but prior to the date the information is made available to the public pursuant to paragraph (G) of this rule the director may note the errors and respective correction as caveats to the final reports on subsequent releases.
(I) Under no circumstances shall the name or social security number of a patient, physician, or dentist be included in the information submitted under this rule.
(J) If a hospital fails to timely submit the information required by this rule, the director may apply to the court of common pleas of the county in which a hospital is located for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining the hospital from failure to comply with this rule.
Appendix
Annual Hospital Disclosure Quality Measures Reporting Form
E-Mail to the Ohio Department of Health
Report Period: April 1, 20 to March 31, 20
October 1, 20 to September 30, 20
Schedule A. Identification
1. Name of Hospital
2. Hospital Number
3. Medicare Provider Number
4. Address
5. City
6. County
7. ZIP Code
8. Telephone Number – -
9. Name of Person Completing this Form
10. Telephone Number of Person Completing Form – -
11. E-mail Address of Person Completing Form
Schedule B. Quality measures. If your percentage is 0%, please type 0 in the form.
Percentage Denominator LESS THAN 25? Denominator= 0?
Aspirin at Arrival for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Beta Blocker at Arrival for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Pneumococcal Vaccination for Pneumonia
Blood Culture before Initial Antibiotic for Pneumonia
ACEI or ARB for LVSD for Heart Failure
Evaluation of LVS function for Heart Failure
Iatrogenic pneumothorax – neonate
Iatrogenic pneumothorax – pediatric
Iatrogenic pneumothorax – adult
Postoperative respiratory failure – pediatric
Postoperative respiratory failure – adult
Comments (attach extra pages as necessary):
Affidavit
Certification by the hospital’s chief executive officer.
I hereby certify that the information disclosed in accordance with section 3727.34 of the Ohio Revised Code and rule 3701-14-02 of the Administrative Code is true to the best of my knowledge.
Signature ___________________________________________________________________
Type Name:
Type Title:
Date Signed:
Sworn to me and subscribed to in my presence, this ______________ day of _________________, 20_______.
Notary Public _________________________________________________________________
Effective: 01/27/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/15/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3727.41
Rule Amplifies: 3227.33, 3727.35. 3727.36, 3727.37, 3727.40, 3727.41, 3727.45