Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B1
| Data Element Name: | Newborn Admission Source |
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| Collected For: | PC-04, PC-05, |
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| Definition: | Documentation in the medical record that the newborn was born inside the hospital, born outside the hospital or received as a transfer from an acute care hospital or other health care setting. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was the newborn born inside the hospital, born outside the hospital or received as a transfer from another acute care hospital or other health care setting? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 Newborn was born inside the hospital
2 Newborn was born outside any hospital or health care setting
3 Newborn was born in another acute-care hospital or health care setting and received as a transfer
4 Unable to determine from medical record documentation |
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| Notes for Abstraction: | If the newborn was born outside of the hospital reporting the birth, e.g., at home, in an ambulance or other vehicle, etc. select allowable value 2.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Emergency department record
- History and physical
- Face sheet
- Nursing admission assessment
- Progress notes
- Transfer sheet
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion |
Examples of other health care settings include, but are not limited to:
- critical access hospital
- birthing center
- clinic
- doctor's office
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None |
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Newborn Admission Source
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2010B1)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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