AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNIFORM HEALTH DATA.

Hospitals and nursing homes face reporting changes

Delaware hospitals and nursing homes must use the UB-04 claims and billing data set, or its successor, instead of UB-82. Hospitals must report emergency department visits as well as inpatient discharges; nursing homes must report inpatient discharges. Both must send data electronically through the state’s Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), following the state agency’s schedule. Hospital submission formats require agreement with the Delaware Healthcare Association; nursing home formats require agreement with the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association. The Hospital Discharge Technical Advisory Committee also studies how emergency department data is collected, compiled, shared, and kept confidential.