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Home Care Reporting System (HCRS) Data Submission Specifications Manual  Core

This manual is intended for individuals involved in the day-to-day preparation of HCRS data submission files, and vendors, or organizations acting as vendors, involved in extracting home care information from existing databases or building new home care databases and/or data capture software.

This manual describes the technical specifications for submission of all data elements collected for the HCRS (data elements contained in the RAI-HC assessment and non-client data elements). The manual contains important information about the submission process, including a number of examples.

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Home Care Reporting System (HCRS) Data Submission Specifications Manual 2021-2022
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