trauma room

Note that there are differences between PTOS (PA) and the NTDS/TQIP in how COVID is captured. For PTOS, I recommend recording 3=not tested. This is because PTOS’ COVID element is specifically related to PCR testing. For the NTDS, you can capture COVID within the diagnoses since you do have physician documentation.

The following should be included:• PTOS Patient = Y• Did the Patient have a craniotomy for trauma = Yes• Craniotomy procedure ICD10 is detected:o Any Operative procedure (PR_01_I10…PR_84_I10) = that starts with 0N [8,9,B,R,T,U] [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,C,D,F,G,]0 OR00[8,9,B,C,Q] [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D]0• AIS Codes between 140630 and 140636 OR AIS codes between 140650 and 140656

Unfortunately, we do not have that information. We recommend you check with your financial, HIM, or billing department as insurance can vary regionally. These would be the best sources.

For the PTOS, we recommend you record NO. While we do accept test results from prior to admission, a negative test on arrival at your hospital should be recorded with a NO response for the COVID-19 data element. We also recommend you do reach out to the NTDB for clarification regarding their specific COVID-19 data …

The intent is not that this code be excluded. Part E essentially means a procedure code of 5A19_5Z is captured in the record.

You are required to have a plan for IRR, but PTSF does not have any specific required process or number of records for IRR. It can include full record reabstraction or focused review. Reabstraction can be done by one or all registrars. Some ideas include: •          Full reabstraction of record by one registrar •          Full …

DI was acquired by ESO in December 2019. There is no longer an annual DI conference you can attend. ESO does hold an annual conference called “Wave.” For 2021, this conference is in the form of a webinar series; however, it is typically held in person. ESO will not be presenting education at the 2021 …

If a physician confirms a positive or negative test result within 30 days, we would accept that documentation, and you can record a yes or no value for the COVID data element. We would not accept hearsay from a patient or family member etc. without physician confirmation.

PTSF cannot speak to what you are allowed to access or what the appropriate use is for Care Everywhere in your facility. Proper access and use of an outside facility chart in a shared database in Epic is something you will need to discuss within your facility. Specific to elements that you might abstract from …

With no secondary payor, you can now enter “9 None”. This is a new option to report for 2021 admissions instead of n/a or leaving blank.