Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2018A
| Data Element Name: |
Event Type |
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| Collected For: |
HBIPS-2, HBIPS-3, Not collected for HBIPS-1 and 5 |
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| 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 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| 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 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
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
None |
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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 (v2018A)
Discharges 07-01-18 (3Q18) through 12-31-18 (4Q18)
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