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RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Volume (PDI 7)

CBE ID
0340
1.4 Project
Surgery
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Fall 2017
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The number of hospital discharges with a pediatric heart surgery procedure for patients with congential heart disease ages 17 years and younger.

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Discharges, for patients ages 17 years and younger, with either
      • any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for congenital heart disease (1P); or
      • any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for non-specific heart surgery (2P) and any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for congenital heart disease (2D).

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Not applicable

    • Exclusions

      Not applicable. This measure does not have a denominator due to the fact it is a volume measure.

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Fall Cycle 2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]
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      The AHRQ QI software is publicly available; no copyright disclaimers.