VALIDATION EVIDENCE

What a Hospital MRF Validator Should Record as Evidence

A green result without provenance is difficult to defend or reproduce. An evidence-oriented MRF preflight should preserve what was tested, when it was tested, and which rules produced each finding.

Minimum technical record

The evidence record should uniquely identify the public artifact and the validation procedure.

Public source URL
Retrieval and validation timestamps
File size and cryptographic hash
Detected format and CMS template version
Validator build and ruleset version
Unabridged findings

Minimum operating record

Technical findings become useful when accountability and disposition are visible.

Severity and plain-English explanation
Named remediation owner
Disposition and supporting note
Retest result
Final reviewer and review date

Avoid overstating the result

Describe the output as technical preflight evidence, not certification or a guarantee of regulatory compliance. A validator cannot independently establish the accuracy of upstream pricing and claims-derived inputs.