About the Law

The Hospital Report Card Act became law in 2003 to give consumers access to information about the quality of care Illinois hospitals provide. The goal is to offer data that consumers could use to make informed decisions in selecting a provider.  Nursing hours for certain clinical service areas are among the required submissions to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Nurse Staff Reporting Deadlines

• 2024 Q1: June 15, 2024
• 2024 Q2: Sept. 15, 2024
• 2024 Q3: Dec. 15, 2024
• 2024 Q4: March 15, 2025
• Turnover (Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2024): March 15, 2025
• Vacancy (as of Jan. 1, 2025): March 15, 2025

Automated email notifications for missing data reporting will be sent 30, 15 and the last 7 days prior to a final submission due date.

How to Get Started

New users must complete our Nurse Staffing User Application form. Any changes to your account—such as name, phone number and email address—must be submitted using our Nurse Staffing Account Update form.

You must also:

• Establish authorized primary and secondary users per account. For health systems, one primary user is designated for each facility in the system.
• Get written authorization for users from your facility CEO or their authorized designee.
• Upload the written authorization giving the primary and secondary users the responsibility to submit nursing hours data.
• Primary and secondary users are responsible for notifying COMPdata with user changes, such as separation of employment, changes in duties, name changes or email address changes. 

Please note: Our data submission system is HIPAA-compliant. 

Reporting System Training

We offer training for new users on submitting nurse staffing hours through COMPdata’s platform. A training session with our data submission experts will help you:

Understand roles and responsibilities 

• Recognize IDPH Nurse Staff Reporting guidelines
• Understand COMPdata system and how it works

Nurse Staff Reporting Manual

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Key Publications

• Hospital Report Card Act
• Administrative Rule – Definitions
• IDPH Temporary Suspension of Perioperative Nursing Data Collection
• Nurse Staffing Data Collection Clarification Guidelines
• Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Data Submission Requirements

IDPH Website Publication of Data: http://www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/

We’re here to help you get set up properly for nurse staffing data submission. Contact us at customerservice@team-iha.org or 866-262-6222 with any questions.