Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2011A
| Data Element Name: | Parity |
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| Collected For: | PC-02, |
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| Definition: | The number of deliveries, whether resulting in live or stillborn infants, the patient experienced prior to current hospitalization. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | How many deliveries did the patient experience prior to current hospitalization? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 2 or UTD |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
0-50
UTD=Unable to Determine |
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| Notes for Abstraction: | The history and physical should be reviewed first for parity. If parity is not recorded in the history and physical, then continue to review the data sources in the following order: prenatal forms, delivery or operating room record and clinician admission progress note until a positive finding for parity is found. In cases where there is conflicting data, parity found in the first document according to the order listed above should be used.
The clinician admission progress note may be written by the following clinicians: physician, certified nurse midwife (CNM), advanced practice nurse/physician assistant (APN/PA) or registered nurse (RN).
If parity is not documented and GTPAL terminology is documented where G= Gravida, T= Term, P= Preterm, A= Abortions and L= Living, all previous term and preterm deliveries prior to this hospitalization should be added together to determine parity.
If parity is not documented and gravidity is documented as one, parity should be considered zero. |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
ONLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:
- History and physical
- Prenatal forms
- Delivery room record
- Operating room record
- Admission clinician progress note
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
The following descriptor must precede the number when determining parity:
Examples: parity=2 or g3p2a1
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A string of three or more numbers without the alpha designation of "p" preceding the second number can not be used to determine parity.
Example: 321
When GTPAL terminology is documented, G= Gravida, T= Term, P= Preterm, A= Abortions, L= Living, P does not equal parity. |
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Parity
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2011A)
Discharges 04-01-11 (2Q11) through 12-31-11 (4Q11)
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