Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contracts with one or more companies that can provide data collection and management services for Vermont Uniform Hospital Discharge Data. 2.1.1 Collect, process, and aggregate inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department discharge records from data submitting entities and provide files with necessary data to the State as specified and defined for VUHDDS. 2.1.1.1 Outpatient records should contain all the necessary data inclusive of all outpatient procedures and services performed in any hospital-based setting for delivery of ambulatory services including, but not limited to, operating rooms, emergency rooms, urgent treatment centers, examination and treatment rooms, clinics, surgical and ambulatory surgery centers. 2.1.1.2 Submit all the necessary data including diagnosis, procedure, and treatment detail as coded for billing purposes using ICD-10 codes (and ICD-9 codes when required for relevant historical data), CPT/HCPC codes as used for billing for outpatient procedures and services, and 3-digit revenue codes in the format required for VUHDDS. 2.1.1.3 Include Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) in the necessary data as required for revenue codes included in outpatient hospital discharge records under National Uniform Billing Committee Data Specification Manual. 2.1.1.4 Assign a principal procedure flag to every applicable outpatient record based on ResourceBased Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) weights assigned to HCPCS/Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes as desired in the method for flatting principal outpatient procedures. 2.1.1.5 Manage the necessary data collected on behalf of the State under this contract in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and rules addressing HIPAA and protection of individual identities and protected health information. 2.1.2 Provide the State with current and updated data collection documentation including the file layout, data dictionary, data collection manual (including methodology) and any other pertinent documentation related to changes in the Uniform Billing Code (UBC) specifications and State data submission requirements.