Release Notes:
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.
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Suggested Data Collection Question: | What is the identified measure-related event?
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Format: | Length: | 1 | Type: | Alphanumeric | Occurs: | 1 |
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Allowable Values: |
- Physical Restraint
- Seclusion
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Notes for Abstraction: | This information is abstracted once for each type of event that occurs on a specific day (Event Date) during the patients 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 patients behavior or restrict the patients freedom of movement and is not a standard treatment for the patients 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: Patients Rights
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Suggested Data Sources: |
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Additional Notes: |
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Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Event Type
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A1)
01/01/2015 - 09/30/2015
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