QIS Resource Manual

The Division of
Health Care Policy and Research
&
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

QIS Resource Manual Overview

Tab 3: QIS Offsite Preparation

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• CMS-20044 Offsite Preparation worksheet, which can also be completed electronically.
• QIS Checklist, which outlines the survey tasks and provides instructions for completing all computer activities.
  • Used by all surveyors throughout the survey.
  • Team coordinator completes primary laptop instructions.
  • Survey team members complete secondary laptop instructions.
• QIS Post-Survey Revisits Interim Procedures, which outlines interim procedure for QIS revisit tasks and provides instructions for completing all computer activities.
• QIS Electronic Documentation, which describes use of electronic documents and provides recommendations on file-naming protocol.
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• Tab 3 QIS Offsite Preparation (.zip)
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• CMS-20044 Offsite Preparation (.pdf)
• QIS Checklist 10 30 07 (.pdf)
• QIS Electronic Documentation 04 26 07 (.pdf)
• QIS Revisit Procedure 07 30 07 (.pdf)

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