URSA-PHF-R06: Registry of Emergency Department Encounters

Measure Description

One record per emergency department visit parent encounter; including emergency department visits that are followed by an observation stay and/or inpatient admission.

Metadata

• Measure Type: Registry
• Temporal Structure: Event
• Component Class: Normal-Form
• Denominator Case Field: Encounter ID
• Target Direction: None

Published Fields

• Data Model Keys

  • Encounter ID
  • Patient ID
  • Encounter Primary Payor ID
  • Encounter Primary Plan ID
  • Facility Provider ID
  • Attending Provider ID

• Date Fields

  • Encounter Start Date
  • Encounter End Date
  • Encounter LOS in Elapsed Midnights
  • Encounter LOS in Distinct Calendar Days
  • Encounter Start Date First of Month
  • Encounter Start Date Year
  • 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

  • Is Patient Admitted to Observation
  • Is Patient Admitted to Hospital Inpatient

• Provider Fields

  • Facility Provider Description
  • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
  • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
  • Attending Provider Description
  • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
  • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description

• Insurance Fields

  • Primary Payor Description
  • Primary Plan Description
  • Primary Plan Financial Class Description
  • Is Primary Plan Financial Class Commercial
  • Is Primary Plan Financial Class Medicare FFS
  • Is Primary Plan Financial Class Medicare Advantage
  • Is Primary Plan Financial Class Medicaid

• Diagnosis Fields

  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Chapter Description
  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Block 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
  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-9-CM Code
  • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-9-CM Description

• Billing and Claims Fields

  • CMS Admit Source Code
  • CMS Admit Source Description
  • CMS Admit Type Code
  • CMS Admit Type Description
  • CMS Place of Service Code
  • CMS Place of Service 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

• Measure Fields