The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 17 years and younger. Excludes normal newborns, newborns with birth weight less than 500 grams, cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment, cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission, and obstetric cases.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Surgical and medical discharges, for patients ages 17 years and under, with any secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment. Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes.
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1.15 Denominator
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Exclusions
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Safety Fall Cycle 2017Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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Steward Organization EmailSteward Organization Copyright
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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