Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | Parity |
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| Collected For: | PC-02, |
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| Definition: | The number of deliveries, whether resulting in live or stillborn infants, the patient experienced prior to current hospitalization. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | How many deliveries did the patient experience prior to current hospitalization? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 2 or UTD |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
0-50
UTD=Unable to Determine |
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| Notes for Abstraction: | The history and physical should be reviewed first for parity. If parity is not recorded in the history and physical, then continue to review the data sources in the following order: prenatal forms, delivery or operating room record and clinician admission progress note until a positive finding for parity is found. In cases where there is conflicting data, parity found in the first document according to the order listed above should be used.
The clinician admission progress note may be written by the following clincians: physician, certified nurse midwife (CNM), advanced practice nurse/physician assistant (APN/PA) or registered nurse (RN). |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
ONLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:
- History and physical
- Prenatal forms
- Delivery room record
- Operating room record
- Admission clinician progress note
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
The following descriptor must precede the number when determining parity:
Examples: parity=2 or g3p2a1
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A string of three or more numbers without the alpha designation of "p" preceding the second number can not be used to determine parity.
Example: 321 |
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Parity
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)
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