Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Preoperative Blood Type Testing |
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| Collected For: | BM-07, |
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| Definition: | Documentation that a type and crossmatch or a type and screen was completed prior to the surgery start time. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was there documentation of a type and crossmatch or a type and screen completed prior to the surgery start time? |
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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 is documentation of a type and crossmatch or a type and screen completed prior to the surgery start time.
2 There is no documentation of a type and crossmatch or a type and screen was completed prior to the surgery start time or unable to determine from medical record documentation. |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- If both the type and crossmatch and type and screen were completed prior to the surgical procedure, select “1”.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Consultation notes
- History and physical
- Progress notes
- Preop checklist
- Pre-arrival laboratory reports
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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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Preoperative Blood Type Testing
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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