URSA-PHF-020: Inpatient LOS in Midnights per 1000 Member-Years
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URSA-PHF-020: Inpatient LOS in Midnights per 1000 Member-Years

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Measure Description

Among active membership periods, the rate of hospital inpatient length of stay in elapsed midnights per 1000 member-years

Metadata

  • Measure Type: Rate Measure
  • Temporal Structure: Interval
  • Component Class: Long-Form
  • Denominator Case Field: Patient ID
  • Target Direction: Down

Denominator Description

The elapsed time of active membership for plan members during the current reporting period in 1000s of member-years; also restricted to periods during which the patient was alive and had medical claims data coverage.

Numerator Description

The number of midnights elapsed between admission and discharge of a hospital inpatient encounter falling within the denominator period; NB: a single admission straddling multiple reporting periods will contribute (partial, prorated) LOS to each of those reporting periods.

Published Fields

  • Data Model Keys

    • Patient ID
    • Primary Payor ID
    • Primary Plan ID
  • Patient Fields

    • Patient Date of Birth
    • Patient Age Integer
    • Patient Age Category Tier 1
    • Patient Age Category Tier 2
    • Patient Sex Category
    • Count Hospital Inpatient Admissions in Last 12 Months
    • Count ED Visits Without Inpatient Admissions in Last 12 Months
    • PCP Attribution Category
    • Primary Care Engagement Category
    • Specialty Care Engagement Category
    • Primary or Specialty Care Engagement Category
  • Date Fields

    • Current Continuous Primary Payor Membership Episode Start Date
    • Current Continuous Primary Payor Membership Episode End Date
    • Segment Start Date -- The start date of the reporting segment. (See also [URSA-CORE] Reporting Segment)
    • Segment End Date -- The end date of the reporting segment. (See also [URSA-CORE] Reporting Segment)
    • Segmented Period Start Date
    • Segmented Period End Date
  • Location Fields

    • Patient State Abbreviation
    • Patient ZIP Code 5-Digit
    • UW HIP ADI Quintile Category
    • CDC SVI Overall Quintile Category
  • Insurance Fields

    • Primary Payor Description
    • Primary Plan Description
    • Primary Plan Financial Class Description
  • Diagnosis Fields

    • CCW Count Category
    • Count CCW Conditions
    • Is CCW Acquired Hypothyroidism
    • Is CCW Acute Myocardial Infarction
    • Is CCW ADHD, Conduct Disorders, and Hyperkinetic Syndrome
    • Is CCW Alzheimers Disease
    • Is CCW Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders or Senile Dementia
    • Is CCW Anemia
    • Is CCW Anxiety Disorders
    • Is CCW Asthma
    • Is CCW Atrial Fibrillation
    • Is CCW Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Is CCW Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
    • Is CCW Bipolar Disorder
    • Is CCW Blindness and Visual Impairment
    • Is CCW Breast Cancer
    • Is CCW Cataract
    • Is CCW Cerebral Palsy
    • Is CCW CKD
    • Is CCW Colorectal Cancer
    • Is CCW COPD and Bronchiectasis
    • Is CCW Cystic Fibrosis and Other Metabolic Disorder
    • Is CCW Deafness and Hearing Impairment
    • Is CCW Depression
    • Is CCW Depressive Disorders
    • Is CCW Diabetes
    • Is CCW Endometrial Cancer
    • Is CCW Epilepsy
    • Is CCW Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain and Fatigue
    • Is CCW Glaucoma
    • Is CCW Heart Failure
    • Is CCW Hip or Pelvic Fracture
    • Is CCW Hyperlipidemia
    • Is CCW Hypertension
    • Is CCW Intellectual Disability
    • Is CCW Ischemic Heart Disease
    • Is CCW Learning Disability
    • Is CCW Leukemia
    • Is CCW Lung Cancer
    • Is CCW Migraine and Chronic Headache
    • Is CCW Mobility Impairment
    • Is CCW Multiple Sclerosis
    • Is CCW Muscular Dystrophy
    • Is CCW Obesity
    • Is CCW Osteoporosis
    • Is CCW Other Developmental Delay
    • Is CCW Personality Disorder
    • Is CCW Pressure or Chronic Ulcer
    • Is CCW Prostate Cancer
    • Is CCW PTSD
    • Is CCW PVD
    • Is CCW Rheumatoid Arthritis or Osteoarthritis
    • Is CCW Schizophrenia
    • Is CCW Schizophrenia or Other Psychotic Disorders
    • Is CCW Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
    • CCW Systems Category
    • Count CCW Systems
    • Is CCW System Behavioral Health
    • Is CCW System Cardiovascular
    • Is CCW System Congenital
    • Is CCW System Endocrine/Metabolic
    • Is CCW System Genitourinary
    • Is CCW System Hematologic
    • Is CCW System Musculoskeletal
    • Is CCW System Neurological
    • Is CCW System Oncologic
    • Is CCW System Ophthalmologic
    • Is CCW System Pulmonary
    • Is CCW System Other
  • Numerator Fields

    • Segmented Discharge Date
    • Encounter ID
    • Facility Provider ID
    • Encounter Start Date
    • Encounter Patient Inpatient Status Start Date
    • Encounter End Date
    • Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Category
    • Inpatient LOS Category Tier 1
    • Is Inpatient LOS < 2 Midnights
    • Inpatient LOS in Elapsed Midnights
    • Inpatient LOS in Distinct Calendar Days
    • Is Emergency Department Visit Parent Encounter
    • Is Observation Stay Parent Encounter
    • Is Discharge Status Home or Home with Home Health
    • Is Routine Discharge Home
    • Is Discharged Home with Home Health
    • Is Surgery Encounter
    • Primary HCPCS Procedure HCPCS Code
    • Primary HCPCS Short Description
    • Primary HCPCS AHRQ CCS Single-Level Procedure Category Code
    • Primary HCPCS AHRQ CCS Single-Level Procedure Category Description
    • Principal ICD Procedure ICD-10-PCS Code
    • Principal ICD Procedure ICD-10-PCS Description
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Code
    • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Description
    • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Code
    • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Description
    • Facility Provider Description
    • Facility Provider State Abbreviation
    • Facility Provider ZIP Code 5-Digit
    • MS-DRG Code
    • MS-DRG Description
    • MS-DRG MDC Code
    • MS-DRG MDC Description
    • CMS Admit Type Code
    • CMS Admit Type Description
    • CMS Admit Source Code
    • CMS Admit Source Description
    • CMS Place of Service Code
    • CMS Place of Service Description
    • CMS Patient Discharge Status Code
    • CMS Patient Discharge Status Description
    • Primary Plan Allowed Amount
    • Primary Plan Paid Amount
    • Total Plan Paid Amount from All Plans
    • Patient Paid Amount
    • Calculated MS-DRG Mean Length of Stay in Calendar Days
    • Relative Change of Encounter LOS to Calculated MS-DRG Mean
    • Calculated APR-DRG Mean Length of Stay in Calendar Days
    • Relative Change of Encounter LOS to Calculated APR-DRG Mean
    • CMS DRG Arithmetic Mean LOS
    • Relative Change of Encounter LOS to CMS MS-DRG Arithmetic Mean
    • CMS DRG Geometric Mean LOS
    • Relative Change of Encounter LOS to CMS MSDRG Geometric Mean
  • Measure Fields

    • Denominator
    • Numerator
  • [No Field Group]

    • Ursa Serial ID

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