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    URSA-PHF-036: Post-Inpatient Primary Care Visit within 7 Days
    • 17 Jul 2025
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    URSA-PHF-036: Post-Inpatient Primary Care Visit within 7 Days

    • Updated on 17 Jul 2025
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    Article summary

    Measure Description

    Among hospital inpatient admissions resulting in a discharge to home or home with home health, the percentage with a primary care office visit within 7 days of discharge.

    Metadata

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

    Denominator Description

    Hospital Inpatient Discharges where the CMS patient discharge status code indicates the patient was discharged home or home with home health for patients with active plan membership; excludes discharges home with planned readmissions.

    Numerator Description

    Primary Care Clinician Office Visits occurring within 7 days of discharge from the index admission.

    Published Fields

    • Data Model Keys

      • Inpatient Encounter
      • Patient ID
      • Encounter Primary Payor ID
      • Encounter Primary Plan ID
      • Facility Provider ID
      • Attending Provider ID
      • Primary HCPCS Procedure Provider ID
      • Prior Hospital IP Encounter ID
      • Primary Plan Attributee Provider ID
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Individual Provider ID
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Provider Group Provider ID
      • Primary Payor ID
      • Primary Plan ID

    • Date Fields

      • Encounter Start Date
      • Encounter Patient Inpatient Status Start Date
      • Encounter End Date
      • Encounter Start Date Day of Week
      • Inpatient Status Start Date Day of Week
      • Encounter End Date Day of Week
      • Prior Hospital IP Encounter End Date
      • Elapsed Days from Prior Hospital IP Encounter End Date
      • Is Hospital IP Discharge in Prior 30 Days
      • Period Start Date
      • Period End Date
      • 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)

    • Encounter Fields

      • Is Emergency Department Visit Parent Encounter
      • Is Observation Stay Parent Encounter
      • Inpatient LOS Category Tier 1
      • Is Inpatient LOS < 2 Midnights
      • Inpatient LOS in Elapsed Midnights
      • Inpatient LOS in Distinct Calendar Days
      • Is Discharge Status Home or Home with Home Health
      • Is Routine Discharge Home
      • Is Discharged Home with Home Health

    • Patient Fields

      • Is Patient Alive
      • Is Hospice in Last 12 Months
      • Patient Last Name
      • Patient Date of Birth
      • Patient Age Integer
      • Patient Age Category Tier 1
      • Patient Age Category Tier 2
      • Patient Sex Category
      • Is Patient Sex Female
      • Is Patient Sex Male
      • 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
      • Count Primary Care Visits in Last 36 Months
      • Specialty Care Engagement Category
      • Count Specialty Care Office Visits in Last 36 Months
      • Primary or Specialty Care Engagement Category
      • Count Clinician Office Visits in Last 3 Years
      • Patient ZIP Code 5-Digit

    • Numerator Fields

      • PCP Office Encounter ID
      • PCP Office Service Provider ID
      • PCP Office Provider Group Provider ID
      • PCP Office Facility Provider ID
      • PCP Office Encounter Date
      • Is PCP Office Qualifying Preventive Primary Care Service
      • Is PCP Office Qualifying Primary Care Service Provider
      • Is PCP Office Qualifying Primary Care Attending
      • Is PCP Office Qualifying Primary Care Provider Group
      • PCP Office Qualifying Preventive Primary Care HCPCS Code
      • Days Elapsed from Index Admission Discharge to Visit
      • Is PCP Office Annual Wellness Visit
      • Is PCP Office Urgent Care Visit
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Chapter Description
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Block Description
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Code
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Description
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Code
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Description
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Code
      • PCP Office Principal Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Description
      • PCP Office Service Provider Provider NPI
      • PCP Office Service Provider Provider Description
      • PCP Office Service Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
      • PCP Office Service Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • PCP Office Ursa Service Provider Specialty Type Category
      • PCP Office Qualifying Preventive Primary Care HCPCS Code Description
      • PCP Office CMS Place of Service Code
      • PCP Office CMS Place of Service Description
      • PCP Office Primary Plan Allowed Amount
      • PCP Office Primary Plan Paid Amount
      • PCP Office Total Plan Paid Amount from All Plans
      • PCP Office Patient Paid Amount

    • Provider Fields

      • Facility Provider Description
      • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
      • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • Facility Provider State Abbreviation
      • Facility Provider ZIP Code 5-Digit
      • Attending Provider Description
      • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code
      • Attending Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • Primary Plan Attributee Provider Description
      • Primary Plan Attributee Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Individual Provider Description
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Individual Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Provider Group Provider Description
      • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Provider Group Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
      • Count Visits with Attributee Individual Primary Care Provider in Last 36 Months
      • Count Visits with Attributee Primary Care Provider Group in Last 36 Months

    • Location Fields

      • Patient State Abbreviation
      • Patient County Description
      • UW HIP Area Deprivation Index National Percentile
      • UW HIP ADI Quintile Category
      • CDC SVI Overall Quintile Category
      • CDC SVI Socioeconomic Quintile Category
      • CDC SVI Household / Disability Quintile Category
      • CDC SVI Minority / Language Quintile Category
      • CDC SVI Housing / Transportation Quintile Category

    • Insurance Fields

      • Encounter Primary Payor Description
      • Encounter Primary Plan Description
      • Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Description
      • Is Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Commercial
      • Is Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Medicare FFS
      • Is Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Medicare Advantage
      • Is Encounter Primary Plan Financial Class Medicaid
      • Count Active Plan Memberships
      • Primary Payor Description
      • Primary Plan Description

    • Diagnosis Fields

      • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
      • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
      • Prior Admit Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
      • Prior Admit 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
      • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Code
      • Discharge Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Description
      • Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Chapter Description
      • Discharge Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Block Description
      • 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

    • Financial Fields

      • Primary Plan Allowed Amount
      • Primary Plan Paid Amount
      • Total Plan Paid Amount from All Plans
      • Patient Paid Amount

    • 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 CMS DRG Medical-Surgical Type Surgical
      • APR-DRG Code
      • APR-DRG Description
      • APR-DRG MDC Code
      • APR-DRG MDC Description
      • APR-DRG Severity of Illness Code
      • APR-DRG Risk of Mortality Code
      • Is APR-DRG Medical Surgical Type Medical
      • Is APR-DRG Medical Surgical Type Surgical
      • 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

    • Clinical Services Fields

      • Is Surgery Encounter
      • Is Prior Hospital IP Admit Surgery Encounter
      • Primary HCPCS Procedure HCPCS Code
      • Primary HCPCS Short Description
      • Primary HCPCS Long Description
      • Is Primary HCPCS Procedure Surgical
      • 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 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

    • Metadata Fields

      • 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

      • Is Visit Service Provider the Plan Attributed Provider
      • Is Visit Service Provider the Empirical Attributee Individual Provider
      • Denominator
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