Facilities must submit inpatient discharges and outpatient visits at least on a monthly basis.
Health care facilities must submit at least 95 percent of data for all inpatient discharges and outpatient visits within sixty (60) days from the end of the month of a patient’s discharge or visit.
Health care facilities must submit, 100 percent of data for all inpatient discharges and outpatient visits within one hundred eighty (180) days from the end of the month of a patient’s discharge or visit. SPARCS Data Submission Compliance Protocol provides guidance to facilities on how to achieve compliance for completeness (volume), timeliness, and accuracy (quality).