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Overview

General

Two IRIS software programs are available for teaching hospital and provider community use.  They are IRISV3 and IRISEDV3.

These programs are used by teaching hospitals and provider community for collecting and reporting information on resident training in hospital and non-hospital settings.

The use of this software is limited to "non-commercial" applications; these applications may not be used for purposes of sales, product line, endorsement or profit.  Users may copy and distribute them as long as they are not sold or modified in any way for profit.

CMS Disclaimer

While CMS makes every effort to maintain the integrity of this software, CMS cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of data used by teaching hospitals and provider community for representing the output of this software.

Description of IRISV3 Program

(Version 3.1 Issued June 3, 1999 With February 2009 Updates to Medical School and Residency Type Code Files)

This data entry/import program is used by providers to create an IRIS diskette/CD with two files (master and assignment) in dBASE file format.  Providers have a choice of keying in resident data or importing master and assignment files that were created outside of the IRISV3 program or were previously created by IRISV3.  An IRIS diskette/CD is created for each provider cost reporting period, and a copy of the IRIS diskette/CD that has passed all edits in the IRISEDV3 program is mailed to the provider's servicing Fiscal Intermediary (FI)/Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) at the same time the provider's Medicare cost report is due.

Description of IRISEDV3 Program

(Version 1.1 Issued October 2003 With February 2009 Updates to Medical School and Residency Type Code Files)

This edit only program is used by providers and their servicing FIs/MACs to ensure that files on IRIS diskettes/CDs (those produced by IRISV3 or those created with outside software) pass all IRIS system edits.  Errors that are revealed by IRISEDV3 for inaccurate or incomplete resident data cannot be corrected in IRISEDV3. Providers have the sole responsibility for correcting these errors in the IRIS diskette/CD files, and these errors must be corrected outside of the IRISEDV3 program.

Providers are to run this program again on these corrected files to ensure that their IRIS diskettes/CDs pass all IRIS system edits.  FIs/MACs likewise are to use IRISEDV3 on their copies of IRIS diskettes/CDs from providers to also ensure that these diskettes/CDs pass all IRIS system edits.

Instructions for Downloading the IRIS Software Files

Click on the applicable Read Me file* (Read Me IRISV3 or Read Me IRISEDV3) for downloading IRIS program file installation and operating instructions before clicking on the IRIS program file installation link for Download IRISV3 (Ver. 3.1) Now or Download IRISEDV3 (Ver. 1.1) Now.

*- The Read Me files on this web page are available only in Adobe Acrobat - Portable Document Format (PDF). To view PDF files, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader (Version 8.1 or later version) installed on your personal computer (PC). If you do not have it on your PC, please go to Adobe Acrobat's website for downloading the Reader now.

Downloads

Read Me IRISV3

This file contains IRISV3 program installation and operating instructions.  Read these instructions first before downloading the IRISV3 program. 

(File Name: rfudirv3.pdf; File Type: pdf; File Size: 55 KB)

Download IRISV3 (Ver. 3.1) Now

IRISV3 is a data entry/import program used by teaching hospitals for capturing resident data. It creates an IRIS diskette/CD with two output files (master and assignment).

(File Name: irv3wfud.zip; File Type: zip; File Size: 1.59 MB)

Read Me IRISEDV3

This file contains IRISEDV3 program installation and operating instructions. Read these instructions first before downloading the IRISEDV3 program.

(File Name: rfudedv3.pdf; File Type: pdf; File Size: 78 KB)

Download IRISEDV3 (Ver. 1.1) Now

IRISEDV3 is a data edit program used by teaching hospitals and fiscal intermediaries. It edits the files on IRIS diskettes/CDs for incomplete or inaccurate data.

(File Name: edv3wfud.zip; File Type: zip; File Size: 1.35 MB)


Downloads
Read Me IRISV3 [PDF, 55KB]

Download IRISV3 (Ver. 3.1) Now [ZIP, 1.59MB]

Read Me IRISEDV3 [PDF, 78KB]

Download IRISEDV3 (Ver. 1.1) Now [ZIP, 1.35MB]
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