Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2012B
| Data Element Name: | Admission to NICU |
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| Collected For: | PC-05, |
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| Definition: | Documentation that the newborn was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at this hospital any time during the hospitalization. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was the newborn admitted to the NICU at this hospital at any time during the hospitalization? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes) There is documentation that the newborn was admitted to the NICU at this hospital at any time during the hospitalization.
N (No) There is no documentation that the newborn was admitted to the NICU at this hospital at any time during the hospitalization or unable to determine from medical record documentation. |
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| Notes for Abstraction: | None |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Nursing notes
- Discharge summary
- Physician progress notes
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Admission to NICU
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2012B)
Discharges 07-01-12 (3Q12) through 12-31-12 (4Q12)
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