Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Elective Surgery |
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| Collected For: | BM-06, BM-07, |
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| Definition: | Surgery that can be scheduled at some future date is considered elective; it does not have to be done immediately in order to prevent death or serious disability. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was there documentation that the surgery was elective? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Numeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 There was documentation that the surgery was elective.
2 There was no documentation that the surgery was elective or unable to determine from medical record documentation. |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Preoperative testing results or preoperative notes can be used as documentation of elective surgery.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
Consultation notes
History and physical
Nursing notes
Progress notes
Preop checklist
Operative notes
Preoperative report |
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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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Elective Surgery
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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