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Birth Trauma – Injury to Neonate (PSI 17)

CBE ID
0474
Project
Perinatal and Reproductive Health Endorsement Maintenance
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Full Year 2012
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

Percentage of newborn discharges with an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code of birth trauma in a one-year time period.

  • Measure Type
    Outcome
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    No
    Level Of Analysis
    Facility
    Care Setting
    Inpatient/Hospital
    Numerator

    Discharges among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator with ICD-9-CM codes for birth trauma in any diagnosis field

    Denominator

    All newborn discharges

    Exclusions

    Exclude:
    1. preterm infants with a birth weight less than 2,000 grams
    2. infants with any diagnosis code of injury to brachial plexus
    3. infants with any diagnosis code of osteogenesis imperfecta
    4. discharges with missing gender (SEX=missing), age (AGE=missing), quarter (DQTR=missing), year (YEAR=missing) or principal diagnosis (DX1=missing)

    Testing Data Sources
    Claims Data
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Perinatal and Reproductive Health Endorsement Maintenance Project
    Initial Endorsement
    Endorsement Status
    Endorsement Removed
    Last Updated
    Removal Date