---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 456.244"
title: "42"
number: "456.244"
heading: "Data sources for studies."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/456.244"
---

# §456.244. Data sources for studies.


Data that the committee uses to perform studies must be obtained from one or more of the following sources:

- (a) **Medical records or other appropriate hospital data.**
- (b) **External organizations that compile statistics, design profiles, and produce other comparative data.**
- (c) **Cooperative endeavors with—**
  - (1) QIOs;
  - (2) Fiscal agents;
  - (3) Other service providers; or
  - (4) **Other appropriate agencies.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 51 FR 43198, Dec. 1, 1986]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[43 FR 45266, Sept. 29, 1978, as amended at 51 FR 43198, Dec. 1, 1986]