Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL |
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| Collected For: | , |
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| Definition: | The patient’s LDL level was ≥ 100 mg/dL in the first 48 hours of hospitalization
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was the patient’s highest LDL level ≥ 100 mg/dL in the first 48 hours of hospitalization or within the past 30 days? |
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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, LDL ≥ 100 in the first 48 hours of hospitalization or in the past 30 days)
N (No, LDL < 100 in the first 48 hours of hospitalization or in the past 30 days OR unable to determine from medical record documentation
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| Notes for Abstraction: | For this measurement, look for the highest level in the first 48 hours after admission or if available as a fasting sample within the past 1 month. The cholesterol levels drawn in the first 48 hours after admission do not have to be fasting values.
Total cholesterol measurement is not adequate to answer “Yes” to this data element. If only total cholesterol measurement is documented in the medical record, answer “N”.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Laboratory report
- Progress notes
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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