URSA-PHU-R02: Potentially Preventable Hospital Encounters

  • Published on Jul 17, 2025
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Measure Description

One row per encounter for each high probability avoidable ED visit or potentially preventable hospital inpatient admission; the latter includes ambulatory care sensitive admissions and admissions following a prior related encounter.

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
    • Facility Provider ID
    • Prior Admission Facility Provider ID
    • Prior ED Visit Facility Provider ID
    • Prior SNF Stay Facility Provider 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

    • PPHE Category
    • Is ACS Hospital Inpatient Admission
    • Is Hospital Inpatient Admission with Prior Related Encounter
    • Is High Probability Preventable ED Visit with Inpatient Admission
    • Is High Probability Preventable ED Visit without Inpatient Admission
    • ACS Admission PQI Category
    • Prior Encounter Scenario Category
    • Preventable ED Visit Scenario Category
    • Encounter LOS in Elapsed Midnights
    • Is Encounter LOS < 2 Midnights
    • Encounter LOS Category Tier 1
    • Encounter LOS in Distinct Calendar Days

  • Provider Fields

    • Facility Provider NPI
    • Facility Provider Description
    • Facility Provider NUCC Taxonomy Code
    • Facility Provider Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description
    • Facility Provider State Abbreviation
    • Facility Provider ZIP Code 5-Digit
    • Prior Admission Facility Provider Description
    • Prior ED Visit Facility Provider Description
    • Prior SNF Stay Facility Provider Description

  • Diagnosis Fields

    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • Principal Discharge Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Code
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Single-Level Diagnosis Category Description
    • Principal Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Block Description
    • Principal Diagnosis WHO ICD-10 Chapter Description
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Code
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Description
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Code
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Multi-Level Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Description

  • Financial Fields

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

  • Measure Fields