B.    Under "Reports" (left column, 4^th Gray Box) select "Hospital Validation Reports."

C.    Select “Overall Results” =  (CDAC Validation Results Report - Report provides an overall reliability rate across all 5 cases that were selected by CDAC for validation.) Select this report, complete informational fields required; verify the TYPE OF VALIDATION RATE is “ORIGINAL;” click submit report; select “Report Viewer;” open the report by clicking on the magnifying glass icon.

þ    Score 80% or greater Passed Validation... CONGRATULATIONS!
(facility has no option to appeal)

þ    Score less than 80% Failed Validation:

þ      Select Case Detail Report (Compares Hospital Abstraction with CDAC)

þ      Review for variances to determine need to appeal