Patient Level Data Resources
COVID-19 Data Reporting Guidance#
Tools#
- Race & Ethnicity Sample Data Collection Tool, Rev. 5/2018
- Personal Data Brochure – English | Spanish
- Preferred Language Spoken: Dos and Don’ts
- File Format Testing Instructions, Rev. 2/2020
- Patient Data Reporting Checklist
- Trouble-Shooting Guide for Transmittal Errors, Rev. 6.0
FAQs#
If you would like to submit a question of your own, please send us your Suggested FAQ Idea.
Forms#
**NOTICE** Submit completed forms by email to your facility’s assigned OSHPD analyst or to the general MIRCal emailbox. Due to current circumstances, staff are not onsite at headquarters and faxes will not be retrieved on a timely basis.#
MIRCal User Registration#
User Registration Information Sheet: To access MIRCal, all facilities must first download and complete the following forms:
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Agent Designation Form (if applicable)
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Designated Agent Registration Information Sheet: All potential Designated Agents (DA) must first complete the following form:
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Other Forms#
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No Data to Report: Verification to OSHPD that your facility does not have data to report for the current open report period.
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Modification for Consolidation: Prior to submitting separate data reports, a consolidated facility must request a modification.
Quick Notes Technical Bulletins#
- Issue 60: New 2021 Edits and SIERA Terminology
- Issue 59: Data Reporting 2021/SIERA FAQs – Part II
- Issue 58: Data Reporting 2021/SIERA FAQs
- Issue 57: System Upgrades and COVID-19 Reporting
- Issue 56: Hospice and Newborn Reporting Reminders
- Issue 55: Survey for System Improvements
- Issue 54: Skilled Nursing Procedures/2019 Reminders
- Issue 53: Research at Risk/2019 Requirement Reminders
- Issue 52: 2019 Requirements are a Month Away
- Issue 51: MIRCal Contacts and Website Updates
- Issue 50: 2019 New Reporting Requirements
- Issue 49: 2019 MIRCal Regulations Approved
- Issue 48: Public Comment Period Open!
- Issue 47: Public Comment Period/Reporting Homeless
- Issue 46: Preserving Your Records
- Issue 45: 2017 Inpatient Data Element Changes
- Issue 44: Preserving Procedures Through Error Corrections
- Issue 43: ICD-10 Reporting External Causes
*Please note: Links referenced in old Quick Notes issues may be obsolete or no longer valid. Please consult the Inpatient and ED/AS Data Reporting Manuals to confirm CURRENT detailed information regarding reporting requirements for each data element.