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    URSA-PHU-005: 30-Day Return to Hospital After ED Visit
    • 27 Apr 2023
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    URSA-PHU-005: 30-Day Return to Hospital After ED Visit

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    Measure Description

    Among emergency department (ED) visits without admission to inpatient, the percentage with a subsequent emergency department visit or hospital inpatient encounter within 30 days

    Metadata

    • Measure Type: Rate Measure
    • Temporal Structure: Event
    • Component Class: Normal-Form
    • Denominator Case Field: Encounter ID
    • Target Direction: Down

    Denominator Description

    Emergency department visits that did not result in an inpatient admission; includes emergency department visits that resulted in an observation stay prior to discharge.

    Numerator Description

    An emergency department visit or hospital inpatient admission with start date within 30 days of discharge from the index emergency department visit.

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