URSA-PHF-047: Surgery Discharges with SNF Stay within 7 Days
  • 28 Jun 2025
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URSA-PHF-047: Surgery Discharges with SNF Stay within 7 Days

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Article summary

Measure Description

Among surgery encounter discharges, the percent with a SNF stay starting within 7 days of the surgery encounter discharge date

Metadata

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

Denominator Description

One per surgery encounter discharge.

Numerator Description

SNF stays with an encounter start date occurring between 0-7 days of the denominator (surgery encounter) discharge date.

Published Fields

  • Data Model Keys

    • Encounter ID
    • Patient ID
  • Date Fields

    • 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

    • Encounter LOS in Elapsed Midnights
    • Is Same Day Discharge
    • Surgery Encounter Setting Category
    • Is Patient Discharged Home or Home with Home Health
  • Provider Fields

    • Facility Provider Description
  • Clinical Services Fields

    • Primary HCPCS Procedure HCPCS Code
    • Primary HCPCS Short Description
    • Principal ICD Procedure ICD-10-PCS Code
    • Principal ICD Procedure ICD-10-PCS Description
    • 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
  • Diagnosis Fields

    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • 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

    • 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 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
  • Numerator Fields

    • SNF Encounter ID
    • SNF Facility Provider ID
    • SNF Encounter Start Date
    • SNF Encounter End Date
    • SNF Encounter LOS in Elapsed Midnights
    • SNF Encounter LOS in Distinct Calendar Days
    • SNF Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • SNF Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • SNF Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
    • SNF Total Plan Paid Amount from All Plans
    • SNF Primary Plan Paid Amount
    • SNF Primary Plan Allowed Amount
  • Measure Fields

    • Denominator
    • Numerator

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