Staff Contact: Jaclyn Gatz
Now available on QualityNet is version 1.2a of the IPF specifications manual, effective for discharges beginning Jan. 1, 2024. Updates are outlined in the associated release notes and include changes to the index table of data elements to reflect the removal of the HBIPS-5 and TOB 2/2a measures from the IPFQR program, clarification regarding the non-measure data population, and the addition of the sex-related data elements.