UB-04 Correspondence

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), in collaboration with the Tennessee Hospital Association Health Information Network (THA HIN), has released the 2026 Hospital Discharge Data System (HDDS) User Manual. The TDH sent you two memos regarding the changes:   TDH Memo from June 30, 2026 TDH Memo from July 15, 2026   You can access…

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The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) worked with the Data Policy Committee (DPC) to review and update the THA Data Release Policy. The main objectives of this effort were to update DataBank uses and enable participating hospitals access to comparative analytics, limited to internal use only. There were no changes to the other sections of the…

Continue Reading 2026 Updated THA Data Release Policy

As you are aware, with each new year comes a new set of CPT/HCPCS codes. After extensive review of the new 2026 codes by the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) and the Tennessee Health Information Management Association (THIMA) professionals, we have determined which codes should be included or excluded from the ambulatory surgery definition beginning with the…

Continue Reading 2026 Updated THA Ambulatory Surgery Definition

As you are aware, with each new year comes a new set of CPT/HCPCS codes. After extensive review of the new 2025 codes by the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) and the Tennessee Health Information Management Association (THIMA) professionals, we have determined which codes should be included or excluded from the ambulatory surgery definition beginning with the…

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Beginning with Q1-2025 discharge data submissions there will be changes in reporting Medicare Advantage payer classification codes.  There is a need to analyze more granular Medicare Advantage plans that have been identified as the most utilized Medicare Advantage payers across the state. Currently, all Tennessee hospitals report all Medicare Advantage plans in patient discharge records…

Continue Reading Medicare Advantage Payer Code Changes – Effective with Q1-2025 Data Submissions

THA worked with the Data Policy Committee (DPC) to reviewand update the THA Data Release Policy. The main objectives of this effort wereto reflect changes in THA’s data programs by removing outdated uses, clarifylanguage to ensure consistent interpretation of intended uses and prohibitions,and explore new external uses for UB discharge data in health planning andfinancial…

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