Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2018B1
| Name: | Post-Discharge Appointment Scheduled Within 7 Days |
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| Collected For: |
ACHF-02 |
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| Definition: | Documentation that a follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure was scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time. |
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| Question: | Was a follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time? |
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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) A follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure was scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time.
N (No) A follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure was not scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time, OR unable to determine from medical record documentation.
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- A follow-up appointment is an appointment with a physician/APN/PA in a physician office or ambulatory care clinic OR a home health visit with a RN/APN for professional nursing services that occurs within 7 days of discharge from the inpatient setting.
- Follow-up scheduled within 7 days via telemedicine/teleconference to assess the patient in the home setting should be treated as a home health visit, select “Yes”.
- Documentation of the scheduled office appointment must include location, date and time in order to select “Yes”. If all three pieces of information are not documented, select “No.
- Documentation of a home health visit must include the date in order to select Yes. Documentation of the time is optional only for a home health visit, as the time of the visit may vary.
- If the follow-up appointment is scheduled beyond 7 days post-discharge, select “No”.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Nursing notes
- Progress notes
- Physician orders
- Discharge summary
- Discharge instruction sheet
- Home health referral form
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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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