Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Admitted for Elective Carotid Endarterectomy |
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| Collected For: | , STK-10, , , , , , , , , Joint Commission Only , All Records-Stroke |
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| Definition: | Documentation in the medical record that the current hospitalization is solely for the performance of elective carotid endarterectomy surgery.
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was this patient admitted for the sole purpose of performance of elective carotid endarterectomy surgery? |
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| Format: | | Length: | |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | |
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes, this patient was admitted solely for the performance of elective carotid endarterectomy)
N (No, this patient was not admitted solely for the performance of elective carotid endarterectomy OR unable to determine from medical record documentation)
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| Notes for Abstraction: | Patients suffering from an acute stroke during this hospitalization are not considered to have been admitted solely for the purpose of the performance of elective carotid endarterectomy. If the patient was being treated for an acute stroke during this hospitalization, even if a carotid endarterectomy was performed, answer “No” for this data element. |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- History and physical
- Nursing notes
- Progress notes
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion |
- Patients with an ICD-9-CM procedure code of 38.12, if medical record documentation states that the patient was admitted for the elective performance of this procedure.
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- Patients with an ICD-9-CM procedure code of 38.12, if medical record documentation indicates that the patient is also being treated for an acute stroke during this hospitalization.
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Admitted for Elective Carotid Endarterectomy
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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