Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2018A
| Data Element Name: |
Sample |
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| Collected For: |
All Records, Transmission, Hospital Clinical Data File |
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| Definition: | Indicates if the data being transmitted for a hospital has been sampled, or represent an entire population for the specified time period. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Does this case represent part of a sample? |
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| Format: |
| Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes) The data represents part of a sample.
N (No) The data is not part of a sample; this indicates the hospital is performing 100 percent of the discharges eligible for this topic.
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| Notes for Abstraction: | When Sampling Frequency equals '3' (No, the hospital is not sampling) or '4' (N/A, submission of patient level data is not required), then abstract Sample as "No". |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
Not Applicable |
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Sample
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2018A)
Discharges 07-01-18 (3Q18) through 12-31-18 (4Q18)
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