Event Date

Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A)

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Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2015A

Data Element Name:

Event Date

Collected For:

HBIPS-2, HBIPS-3, , Not collected for HBIPS-1, 4, 5, 6 and 7

Definition:

The date the associated event type occurred.

Suggested Data Collection Question:

What is the date recorded in the medical record that the associated event type occurred?

Format:

Length:	10 MM-DD-YYYY (includes dashes)
Type:	Date
Occurs:	1

Allowable Values:

MM = Month (01-12)
DD = Day (01-31)
YYYY =Year (20xx)

Notes for Abstraction:

Medical record documentation only should be used to collect this data element.

This information is abstracted once for each day on which an event (Event Type) occurs during the patients hospitalization. A patient may have multiple events during the hospitalization.

When an event (Event Type) begins and ends on different dates this is considered 2 separate events; therefore, both dates must be documented in order to determine the total amount of time associated with each Event Date. If one of the event dates is missing, the event will be rejected.

Example: The patient is placed in physical restraints on 6-1-20xx at 23:45. The physical restraints are discontinued at 00:30 on 6-2-20xx. The first event must have documentation of a start date of 6-1-20xx and a start time of 23:45. The first event ends at 23:59. The second event automatically begins at 24:00, so there must be documentation of the end date of 6-2-20xx along with the end time of 00:30.

Suggested Data Sources:

Licensed independent practitioner orders
Nursing notes
Nursing flow sheet
Observation sheets
Physician orders
Progress notes
Psychiatrist notes
Restraint monitoring form
Therapist notes

Additional Notes:

Guidelines for Abstraction:

Inclusion	Exclusion
None	None

Event Date

Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A)
Discharges 01-01-15 (1Q15) through 09-30-15 (3Q15)