Submit Patient-Level Administrative Data (MIRCal)
About Us
To meet California’s needs in making informed decisions and through partnerships with healthcare facility data providers, OSHPD has been collecting quality, timely, secure, and comprehensive inpatient discharges since 1983 — and emergency department and ambulatory surgery encounters, from both hospital-based ambulatory surgery centers and licensed freestanding ambulatory surgery clinics, since 2005. Data are submitted via OSHPD’s secure data collection system.
What’s New#
March News
- Data Act Reporting — Temporary Suspension of Penalty Assessments
- ED & AS Edit Flag Description Guide, Rev. 4/2020
February News
- IP Reporting Manual, Rev. 2/2020
- ED & AS Reporting Manual, Rev. 2/2020
- Format and File Specifications for IP Data, Version 4.1
- Format and File Specifications for ED & AS Data, Version 2.1
- File Format Testing Instructions, Rev. 2/2020
- Trouble-Shooting Guide for Transmittal Errors, Rev. 6.0
- Extension Request Form, Rev. 7/19
- No Data to Report Form, Rev. 7/19
- User Account Administrator (UAA) Agreement, Rev. 7/19
January News
Current MIRCal Availability#
Open for data submissions for the following Report Periods: #
Emergency Department
- Collection Period: October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
- Extension Due Date: March 27, 2020
Ambulatory Surgery
- Collection Period: October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
- Extension Due Date: March 27, 2020
Inpatient
- Collection Period: July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
- New Due Date: April 14, 2020
Open for early manual record entry for the following Report Periods: #
Emergency Department
- January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020
Ambulatory Surgery
- January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020
Inpatient
- January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020
Contact Us#
Patient Data Section Main Line: (916) 326-3935
Fax: (916) 327-1262
Email: MIRCal@oshpd.ca.gov
Patient Data Section
Information Services Division
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95833-1880
Support Staff Availability
MIRCal is supported Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST, excluding State of California observed holidays. Due to routine maintenance, the system may be unavailable during non-supported hours.