Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2016A
| Data Element Name: | Outpatient Encounter Date |
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| Collected For: | ACHFOP, |
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| Definition: | The documented month, day, and year the patient arrived in the outpatient setting. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | What was the date the patient arrived in the outpatient setting? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 10-MM-DD-YYYY |
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| Type: | Date |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
MM = Month (01-12)
DD = Day (01-31)
YYYY = Year (2008-Current Year)
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- The intent of this data element is to determine the date the patient arrived in the outpatient setting.
- UTD is NOT an allowable value.
- Consider the outpatient encounter date as the earliest documented date the patient arrived in the applicable hospital outpatient setting.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Outpatient medical record
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
None
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Outpatient record |
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Outpatient Encounter Date
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2016A)
Discharges 07-01-16 (3Q16) through 12-31-16 (4Q16)
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