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Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A1)
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Data Element
Version 2015A1

Data Element Name: Event Type
Collected For: HBIPS-2, HBIPS-3, , Not collected for HBIPS-1, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Definition:The measure-related event being identified.

Suggested Data Collection Question:What is the identified measure-related event?
Format:
Length:1
Type:Alphanumeric
Occurs:1
Allowable Values:

  1. Physical Restraint
  2. Seclusion

Notes for Abstraction:This information is abstracted once for each type of event that occurs on a specific day (Event Date) during the patient’s hospitalization. A patient may have multiple events during the hospitalization.

A physical restraint is any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a patient to move his or her arms, legs, body or head freely when it is used as a restriction to manage a patient’s behavior or restrict the patient’s freedom of movement and is not a standard treatment for the patient’s medical or psychiatric condition.¹ Refer to the data element Minutes of Physical Restraint for a list of inclusions and exclusions.

Seclusion is the involuntary confinement of a patient alone in a room or an area where the patient is physically prevented from leaving.¹ Refer to the data element Minutes of Seclusion for a list of inclusions and exclusions.

¹ 42 CFR Part 482, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Conditions of Participation: Patient’s Rights

Suggested Data Sources:

None
Additional Notes:
Guidelines for Abstraction:
Inclusion Exclusion
  • None
  • None

Event Type
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A1)
01/01/2015 - 09/30/2015
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