Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Number of Cases with UTD Allowable Values |
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| Collected For: | Transmission, Aggregate Data File ,
Note:
- Please see the applicable version of the ORYX® Technical Implementation Guide for details.
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| Definition: | The total number of cases that contain a Date, Time, or Numeric data element with a value of ‘UTD’ which prevents the calculation of the Measurement Value of a continuous variable measure.
This data element represents a COUNT of all records with a Measure Category Assignment of “Y” for the individual measure during the specified time period.
Peformance measurement systems can refer to the ORYX Data Quality Manual for more information concerning this data element.
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Not Applicable |
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| Format: | | Length: | 9 |
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| Type: | Numeric |
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| Occurs: | One Number of Cases with UTD Allowable Value count is expected for every continuous variable measure that a hospital is participating in. |
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| Allowable Values: |
0 through 999,999,999 |
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| Notes for Abstraction: | None |
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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 | |
None
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None |
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Number of Cases with UTD Allowable Values
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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