http://www.jcaho.org/pms/core+measures/aligned_manual.htm

Specification Manual for National Hospital
Quality Measures (2005)





The aligned manual represents the result of efforts by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations to achieve identity among common national
hospital performance measures and to share a single set of common
documentation.

Download the Specifications Manual for National Hospital Quality
Measures, version 1.01
<http://www.jcaho.org/pms/core+measures/nhqmspecificationmanualv1.01pdf.zip>
(effective for 1/1/2005 discharges). (Zipped file)

Release Notes 1.01 provide modifications to the Specifications Manual
for National Hospital Quality Measures (starting with 1/1/2005
discharges). Changes include corrections and clarifications based on
ongoing alignment discussions between the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission.