Developers Resources

ASA Quality Reporting Deadlines
ASA Quality Reporting Roles and Responsibilities
2017 MIPS Measures at a Glance
For Qualified Registry reporting or in combination with NACOR QCDR measures.
2017 QCDR Measure Booklet
For QR / QCDR Reporting only
2016 / 2017 QCDR Measure ID Crosswalk
2016 / 2017 QCDR Measure Coding Crosswalk
2017 QCDR Measures Specifications Table
QR Sample Data Capture Form
QCDR Sample Data Capture Form will be posted soon.
2017 QR QCDR measure coding guide
AQI User Guide for Quality Reporting will be posted soon.

XML Developer Links

2017 NACOR Schema Source (xsd)

2017 NACOR XML (XSD) schema - Online Browser

2017 NACOR XML Specifications (xlsx)

2017-01-01 XML Schema updates:

AQI has made several updates to the NACOR XML Schema for several reasons. As CMS changes requirements for data submission, AQI must be responsive to those changes to allow Eligible Clinicians to adequately report through ASA / AQI. ASA and AQI have also worked closely other QCDR's to harmonize non-PQRS measures. ASA and AQI are also trying to collect standardized clinical data for better benchmarking. These improvements require changes in the NACOR XML Schema. Listed is an overview of some of these improvements, please refer to NACOR XML Schema Improvements for a detailed list of updates.

Modified the record header section to include email addresses for faster responses to data submitters regarding data submission.
Modified several enumerated values for: patient demographics, anesthesia type/sub-type, staff type, coverage code, location type, admission status, procedure status, outcomes, and QCDR Code Value.
Added fields: TaxID
Removed fields: StaffID
Other minor updates.

XML File Validator vs. NACOR XML Schema 2017

Select a file to upload (4 MB size limit) or paste your XML in the text box below. Click the 'Validate' button to verify that the XML conforms to the NACOR schema.

2017 NACOR XML sample - all data elements (opened in your browser in readable format)

Click on the following links to view sample XML files

By uploading your file, you attest data provided does not represent real patient data. All data submissions through this validator must use fake data.
Test your own sample file here: