CMS issues final guidance on hospital respiratory data reporting rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released final guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation. Under the condition of participation, which takes effect Nov. 1, all Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals and critical access hospitals will electronically submit certain COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weekly. CMS will evaluate compliance using monthly CDC reports. Psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospital distinct part units and rehabilitation hospital distinct part units will report once annually, beginning in January.