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Special Access to SCMetrix™ for Site and Group Administrators

SCMetrix™ provides site administrator access to hospitals for the sole purpose of participating in the benchmarking and performance improvement tool.  Site access will not be provided to third-party organizations unless they are serving as an authorized agent.

• You will act as your hospital’s primary representative for the successful implementation of SCMetrix™.
• You will oversee the SCMetrix™ data entry efforts so your hospital provides accurate, timely inputs to the benchmarking tool.
• You will adhere to data submission deadlines for quarterly submissions and provide baseline data from previous years. 
• To insure comparability among hospitals, you agree to follow the data definitions and procedures for the entry of valid, accurate data for your hospital.
• You have the main responsibility to approve and authorize your hospital’s user accounts, insuring that qualified hospital representatives have appropriate roles in the SCMetrix™ benchmarking tool.
• You will receive e-mail notices from SCMetrix™ regarding user requests and time-sensitive activities. You agree to respond to these e-mail messages in a timely manner.
• All SCMetrix™ site administrators receive an ASU guest user account and password. According to the ASU policies, this account is for your use only and no other users should be given access to this account. You will be held responsible for the consequences of unauthorized or illegal transactions.

• Carry out the same roles and responsibilities as site administrators for multiple hospitals.
• Hospitals must be part of an organized-affiliation of hospitals such as a hospital system, integrated delivery network, or strategic alliance.  Independent third party organizations without a strategic alliance with SCMetrix™ cannot serve as authorized agents.

• All data submitted to SCMetrix™ shall be designated as confidential and ASU agrees that it will take reasonable measures to insure that individual hospital data remains confidential.
• Dashboards and benchmarks will not be disseminated unless there are at least five hospitals who have submitted data for that attribute, with no individual hospital representing more than 25 percent on a weighted basis of that value.
• SCMetrix™ will disseminate summary data of general trends to the health sector on a regular basis and will disseminate this information to its authorized subscribers at least thirty days before public dissemination.
• SCMetrix™ will support and enable academic research initiatives using the SCMetrix™ data. These research projects will only report summarized findings and individual hospital data will remain confidential.
• SCMetrix™ research team is responsible for the preparation and analysis of the benchmarking data and represents only those hospitals, and individuals in good standing.
• SCMetrix™ makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to, and assumes no responsibility for, the data, products, or services provided to its subscribers.
• SCMetrix™ expressly disclaim any liability for damages of any kind arising out of the use of the benchmarking methodology and with respect to any errors contained in the database or dashboards.
• SCMetrix™ uses Arizona State University computer systems that contain sensitive information to carry out its mission.  Arizona State University (ASU) maintains a system of records for use in assigning, controlling, tracking, and reporting authorized access to and use of ASU's computerized information and resources. ASU records all access to its computer systems and conducts routine reviews for unauthorized access to and/or illegal activity.

I agree to the roles and responsibilities of a Site/Group Administrator and would like to register with SCMetrix™.