URSA-PHF-046: Percent of Surgery Encounters Discharged Home
  • 28 Jun 2025
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URSA-PHF-046: Percent of Surgery Encounters Discharged Home

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Article summary

Measure Description

Among surgery encounters, the percent of patients discharged home or home with home health

Metadata

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

Denominator Description

One per surgery encounter; excludes surgery encounters without an encounter end date.

Numerator Description

Surgery encounters with a CMS Patient Discharge Status Code indicating the patient was discharged home or home with home health.

Published Fields

  • Data Model Keys

    • Encounter ID
    • Patient ID
    • Encounter Primary Payor ID
    • Encounter Primary Plan ID
    • Facility Provider ID
    • Attending Provider ID
    • Primary HCPCS Procedure Provider ID
  • Date Fields

    • Encounter LOS in Elapsed Midnights
    • Is Same Day Discharge
    • Encounter Start Date
    • Encounter 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)
  • Encounter Fields

    • Surgery Encounter Setting Category
    • Is Patient Discharged Home or Home with Home Health
    • Is Hospital Inpatient Admission Encounter
    • Is Ambulatory Surgical Center Encounter
    • Is Hospital Outpatient Surgery Encounter
    • Is Emergency Department Parent Encounter
    • Is Observation Stay Parent Encounter
    • Is MSK Related Encounter
  • Provider Fields

    • Facility Provider Description
    • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
    • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
    • Facility Provider Practice Address State Abbreviation
    • Facility Provider Practice Address ZIP Code 5-Digit
    • Attending Provider Description
    • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
    • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
  • Insurance Fields

    • Encounter Primary Payor Description
    • Encounter Primary Plan Description
    • Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Description
  • Clinical Services Fields

    • Primary HCPCS Procedure HCPCS Code
    • Primary HCPCS Short Description
    • Primary HCPCS Long Description
    • Is Primary HCPCS Procedure Surgical
    • Primary Surgical Procedure HCPCS Category
    • Is Primary HCPCS Surgical Procedure of Musculoskeletal System
    • Primary HCPCS MSK Surgical Procedure Category
    • 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
    • Is Principal ICD-10-PCS Operation of Musculoskeletal System
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Single-Level Procedure Category Code
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Single-Level Procedure Category Description
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Procedure Category Tier 1 Code
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Procedure Category Tier 1 Description
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Procedure Category Tier 2 Code
    • Principal ICD-10-PCS AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Procedure Category Tier 2 Description
    • Surgery Encounter Hip-Knee Category
  • Diagnosis Fields

    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • Is Principal Discharge Diagnosis Musculoskeletal System
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Description
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Description
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Description
  • Billing and Claims Fields

    • Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Category
    • MS-DRG Code
    • MS-DRG Description
    • MS-DRG MDC Code
    • MS-DRG MDC Description
    • Is MS-DRG MDC Code Musculoskeletal System
    • APR-DRG Code
    • CMS Admit Type Code
    • CMS Admit Type Description
    • CMS Admit Source Code
    • CMS Admit Source Description
    • CMS Place of Service Description
    • CMS Place of Service Code
    • CMS Patient Discharge Status Code
    • CMS Patient Discharge Status Description
  • Financial Fields

    • Primary Plan Allowed Amount
    • Primary Plan Paid Amount
    • Total Plan Paid Amount from All Plans
    • Patient Paid Amount
  • Validation Only Fields

    • Is Any Total Hip or Knee Replacement
    • Is MSDRG for Hip or Knee Replacement
    • Is Principal ICD-10 PCS AHRQ CCS Single Level Category Total Knee
    • Is Principal ICD-10 PCS AHRQ CCS Single Level Category Total Hip
    • Is Primary HCPCS AHRQ CCS Single Level Category Total Knee
    • Is Primary HCPCS AHRQ CCS Single Level Category Total Hip
  • Measure Fields

    • Denominator
    • Numerator

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