NPIC/QAS Quality Efficiency Measurement System - ID0441-01


NPIC/QAS supports the Pregnancy and Related Conditions Core Measure Set.

*2008 Core Measure Requirements For All Participants*

Beginning January 1, 2008, hospitals are required to collect data and submit to the Joint Commission for four CORE Measure sets or a combination of Core and Non-core measures.

The 2008 requirements are:

• If four applicable core measure sets can be identified, then no non-core measures are required.


• If three applicable core measure sets can be identified, then three non-core measures are required.
  (NPIC/QAS can also fulfill non-core submission requirements; please contact us for more information.)


• If two applicable core measure sets can be identified, then six non-core measures are required.


• If one applicable core measure sets can be identified, then nine non-core measures are required.


• If no core measure sets are applicable, then nine non-core measures are required.

Pregnancy and Related Conditions Measure Set
(Once selected, the hospital must submit data on all applicable measures in the set.)

Pregnancy and Related Conditions- 3 measures: Requires standard administrative data, are risk adjusted, and submission of data on all perinatal discharges.

1. Vaginal Birth After C-Section Rate
2. Inpatient Neonatal Mortality
3. Third or Fourth Degree Perineal Laceration Rate

NPIC/QAS Pricing/Data Collection

Non-members: $5,100 for the Pregnancy and Related Conditions core measure set.  NPIC/QAS has a record format for submission of the required administrative set; other file formats such as those submitted to a state data base, can generally be modified easily to meet NPIC/QAS specifications.

Members: Pregnancy and Related Conditions core measure set submitted for no additional charge with annual membership.

For members and non-members The Joint Commission charges $168 transmission fee per set. This cost is passed on to the hospital.