Refer to Section 4 of the OAI (Appendix E) on how to give information about underlying data sources and systems.
Three sub-sections that collect information about the underlying data sources and systems, programming, and software, and reporting processes used to calculate each reporting section make up the Underlying Data Sources and Reporting Processes section of the OAI, as shown below:
Table 8: Three Sub-Sections of the Underlying Data Sources and Reporting Processes section of the OAI (Appendix E)| Sub-Section | Information Collected |
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| Underlying Data Sources | - All data sources and systems involved in the production and reporting of each reporting section
- Includes originating data systems like claims adjudication systems, enrollment systems and all other data sources they use for data collection and storage, data processing, analysis, and reporting
- SO may include more rows to list the data sources for a given reporting section
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| Programming and Software | - All programming languages and software platforms used to generate each reporting section’s data for reporting like Microsoft Access, SAS®, and SQL
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| Supplemental Questions Regarding Reporting Processes | - Supplemental information about reporting processes
- Includes topics like who’s responsible for the quality control and submission of the data, the process for incorporating CMS updates to the Part C and Part D Reporting Requirements Technical Specifications into the systems, and descriptions of any past issues that may have occurred during the reporting process
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