CMS CART Reporter
 

Hospital Authorization for Vendor Transmission to IFQHC

TO: Amy Panagopoulos
Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care
2625 Butterfield Road, Suite 102E
Oak Brook, IL 60523-1234
Phone: 800-386-6431
Fax: 630-571-5611

FROM:
CEO/Administrator Name:_________________________________________

Hospital name___________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________

SUBJECT: Authorization for Hospital-Collected Data Transmission to: Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care (QIO)

________________________________ authorizes COMPdata, Joint Commission certified Performance Measurement System (PMS), to transmit data on the following topic(s) as of the specified discharge dates by topic:

______ Acute Myocardial Infarction Effective with discharges beginning __________
______ Heart Failure Effective with discharges beginning __________
______ Pneumonia Effective with discharges beginning __________
______ SCIP Effective with discharges beginning __________


The PMS contact information is as follows:

Joint Commission ID #0339-01 Contract Start Date: __________
Name: COMPdata E-mail: perfmeas@ihastaff.org
Address: 1151 E. Warrenville Road
City/Town: Naperville, Illinois 60566
 
Telephone: Illinois: 630.276.5889
Outside Illinois: 800.634-4248
Fax: 630/505-9389


The PMS agrees to transmit data via QualityNet into the QIO clinical warehouse in the agreed-upon data format provided by CMS. The data collected has also met the CMS 7th SOW standard abstraction protocols. The PMS ensures that all of its data collection and transmission activities are in accordance with all HIPAA regulatory requirements regarding security and privacy. 

This authorization remains in effect for the specified PMS until the CEO/Administrator of the hospital submits changes to the QIO.

Authorized by: __________________________________
(Signature of Administrator/CEO)

Print name: _____________________________________

Medicare Provider #: ______________________________

Effective Date: ___________________________

*** Please remember to send a copy of this form to COMPdata.