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	iMARS Software Systems will satisfy the new requirement to collect, tabulate, and submit patient records to the State of California! Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Medical Information Reporting for California (MIRCal) MIRCal - Ambulatory Surgery The California Health and Safety Code (Section 128737) requires ambulatory surgery (AS) data records from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery clinics to be reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD). For text of the law, visit the California Legislative Information Web site at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov. Collection of ambulatory surgery data records is proposed to begin with October 1 through December 31, 2004 encounters. Submission of data to OSHPD has a proposed due date of February 14, 2005. This includes encounters where at least one ambulatory surgery procedure was performed on an outpatient basis in the general operating rooms, ambulatory surgery rooms, endoscopy units, or cardiac catheterization laboratories of a hospital or a freestanding surgery clinic. The California Health and Safety Code (Section 128737) requires ambulatory surgery (AS) data records from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery clinics to be reported to the Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD). For text of the law, visit the California Legislative Information Web site at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov. Q.1 What is an Ambulatory Surgery Clinic (ASC)? A. Any distinct entity that operates exclusively for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization. A surgical clinic may be hospital-operated or "freestanding" and provides ambulatory surgical care for patients who remain less than 24 hours. A "Freestanding" ambulatory surgery clinic is licensed by the state (Section 1204, paragraph 1 of subdivision B) and is not a part of a hospital. Q.2 Why are providers required to report their data to OSHPD? A. Inpatient discharge data have been collected and used since 1980. Today, data users want more timely information on the healthcare Californians are receiving. To meet the healthcare industry and public's demand, legislation was passed in 1998 to collect Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery data. Section 128736 of the California Health and Safety Code dictates that ED & AS shall be reported to OSHPD. What are the data elements for ED and AS? A. The data elements are: Date of Birth Disposition of Patient Ethnicity Expected Source of Payment Other Diagnoses Other External Cause of Injury Other Procedures (CPT-4) Patient Social Security Number Principal Diagnosis Principal External Cause of Injury Principal Procedures (CPT-4) Race Service Date Sex Zip Code For more info visit: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/mircal/programs/AS/index.htm iMARS - MirCal will seamlessly create the necessary quarterly reports as required by the State of California. Please contact us for an in-house demo of the iMARS MirCal Module.