DHS 120.12(2)(d)3. 3. The department shall notify a hospital if any of the data appear questionable.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)4. 4. The hospital shall either verify the accuracy of the data or submit to the department corrected data within 10 working days from the date the department notified the hospital of the questionable data.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)5. 5. After the department has made any revisions under subd. 4. in the data for a particular hospital, the department shall send to the hospital a copy of all data variables submitted by that hospital to the department or subsequently corrected by the department.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)6. 6. Within the 10 working days specified in subd. 4., the hospital shall review the data for accuracy and completeness and shall supply the department any corrections to the data.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)7. 7.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)7.a. a. Within the same 10-working day period under subd. 6., the chief executive officer or designee of each hospital shall submit to the department a signed affirmation statement.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)7.b. b. Hospitals submitting affirmation statements to the department electronically shall use a digital signature approved by the department and returned by the hospital during the timeframes for data submission specified by the department. A signature on the electronic data affirmation statement represents the signatory’s acknowledgment that the data is accurate and the data submitter may no longer submit revised data.

DHS 120.12(2)(d)7.c. c. If the department discovers data errors after the department’s release of the data or if a hospital representative notifies the department of data errors after the department’s release of the data, the department shall note the data errors as caveats to the completed datasets.

DHS 120.12(2)(e) (e) Data adjustment methods. There shall be no adjustment methods for final audited financial statement data submitted by hospitals.

DHS 120.12(2)(f) (f) Waiver from data submission requirements.

DHS 120.12(2)(f)1. 1. There shall be no waivers from the data submission requirements under this subsection.

DHS 120.12(2)(f)2. 2. Hospitals that close, merge or change their reporting fiscal year shall submit a partial final audited financial statement for the applicable partial year.

DHS 120.12(3) (3) Annual survey of hospitals.

DHS 120.12(3)(a) (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

DHS 120.12(3)(a)1. 1. “Board” means the certifying body for a medical specialty.

DHS 120.12(3)(a)2. 2. “Health maintenance organization” has the meaning specified under s. 609.01 (2), Stats.

DHS 120.12(3)(b) (b) Data to be collected. Hospitals shall submit to the department, in the format specified by the department, the following data:

DHS 120.12(3)(b)1. 1. Type of hospital ownership and tax status.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)2. 2. Type of service that best describes the services the hospital provides.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)3. 3. Types and status of accreditations, licensure and certifications.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)4. 4. Existence of contracts with prepaid health plans, including health maintenance organizations, and other alternative health care payment systems.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)5. 5. Provision of selected inpatient, ancillary and other services.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)6. 6. Location of services provided.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)7. 7. Number of patients using selected services.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)8. 8. Number of beds and inpatient utilization for the total facility, including beds set up and staffed, admissions, discharges and days of care.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)9. 9. Inpatient utilization by government payers for the total facility.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)10. 10. Number of beds and utilization by selected inpatient services.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)11. 11. Swing-bed utilization, if applicable, including average number of swing beds, discharges and days of care.

DHS 120.12(3)(b)12. 12. Use of nursing home services, if applicable, including beds set up and staffed, discharges and days of care.