Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Home Management Plan of Care Document Addresses Arrangements for Follow-up Care |
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| Collected For: | CAC-3, Joint Commission Only , Test Measure |
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| Definition: | Documentation exists that the Home Management Plan of Care (HMPC) document, separate and specific to the patient and provided to the patient/caregiver, prior to or upon discharge, includes information that arrangements for referral or follow-up care with a healthcare provider has been made. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Does the HMPC document, separate and specific to the patient and provided to the patient/caregiver, prior to or upon discharge, include information that arrangements for referral or follow-up care with a healthcare provider has been made? |
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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: |
1 The HMPC document includes documentation that an appointment for referral or follow-up care with a healthcare provider has been made.
2 The HMPC document includes documentation that the patient/caregiver has been given information (healthcare provider/clinic/office name and phone number) to make arrangements for follow-up care.
3 Documentation exists that the patient/ caregiver refused an appointment/information for referral or follow-up care with a healthcare provider.
4 The HMPC document does not include:
- Documentation that an appointment for referral or follow-up care with a healthcare provider has been made
- Documentation that the patient/caregiver has been given information (healthcare provider/clinic/office name and phone number) to make arrangements for follow-up care
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- Unable to determine from the medical record documentation.
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- The healthcare provider could be a primary care physician, an asthma specialist, an advance practice registered nurse (e.g., APN), or a physician assistant (PA) in order to select “1 or 2.”
- Documentation of appointment for referral or follow-up care must include all of the following in order to select “1” for the data element:
- Provider/clinic/office name
- Date of appointment
- Time of appointment
- Documentation of information for referral or follow-up care must include all of the following in order to select “2” for the data element:
- Provider/clinic/office name
- Telephone number
- Time frame for appointment for follow-up care, e.g., 7 – 10 days
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Home Management Plan of Care Document Addresses Arrangements for Follow-up Care
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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