UHDDS Definitions Study Set
What it UHDDS? - Correct Answer-A set of defined data items used for reporting inpatient data in acute-care, short term, and long term care hospitals. Consistent definitions of data items provides consistent data for multiple users. -Easily identified -Readily defined -Uniformly recorded -Easily abstracted from the medical record Required for reporting Medicare and Medicaid patients. History and Development of UHDDS - Correct Answer-Promulgated by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare - 1974 -To improve the uniformity and comparability of hospital discharge data. -Revised in 1984 and 1986 INPATIENT ONLY -Acute care/psych/home health/long term care/rehab Episode of Care Data Elements - Correct Answer-Personal Identification - the unique number assigned to each patient that distinguishes the patient, and his or her health record from all others. -Date of Birth -Sex
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