Event Type

Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2015A1)

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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.

Suggested Data Collection Question:

What is the identified measure-related event?

Format:

Length:	1
Type:	Alphanumeric
Occurs:	1

Allowable Values:

Physical Restraint
Seclusion

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

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