Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2018A
| Data Element Name: |
Sampling Frequency |
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| Collected For: |
All Records, Transmission, Patient Population Data File, Used in transmission of the Hospital Initial Patient Population Data file.
Note:
Refer to the Population and Sampling Specifications section and Hospital Initial Patient Population Data XML File Layout in the Transmission section of this manual. |
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| Definition: | Indicates if the data being transmitted for a hospital has been sampled (either monthly or quarterly), or represents an entire population for the specified time period. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Not Applicable |
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| Format: |
| Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Character |
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| Occurs: |
Non-stratified Measure Sets:
One Sampling Frequency per hospital's measure set (e.g. GLB).
Stratified Measure Sets:
One Sampling Frequency per measure set stratum or sub-population the hospital is participating in:
* The PC measure set has three occurrences, one for the mother sub-population and two for the newborn sub-populations.
* The HBIPS measure set has four occurrences, one for each age stratum.
* The STK measure set has two occurrences, one for each sub-population.
Note:
Refer to the appropriate version of the Specifications Manual for National Quality Inpatient Measures for the number of occurrences for the VTE measure sets. |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 Yes, the hospital is sampling data monthly.
2 Yes, the hospital is sampling data quarterly.
3 No, the hospital is not sampling.
4 N/A, submission of patient level data is not required. |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Sampling Frequency must be consistent across a discharge time period.
Example:
If the Sampling Frequency for April is monthly, then the Sampling Frequency for May and June must be monthly.
- For Discharge measures (e.g., HBIPS-1, STK-1, PC-01): Hospitals with five or fewer discharges (both Medicare and Non-Medicare combined) in a quarter are not required to submit patient level data.
- For Event measures (eg., HBIPS-2 and 3): This data element will always be equal to 3' (No, the hospital is not sampling).
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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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| Inclusion |
Exclusion |
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None
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None |
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Sampling Frequency
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2018A)
Discharges 07-01-18 (3Q18) through 12-31-18 (4Q18)
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