Answering the Question: Is This Really a Hospital Event?-Handout: Answering the Question: Is This Really a Hospital Event

Handout: Answering the Question: Is This Really a Hospital Event

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This document discusses the topic of hospital events and how to determine if an event qualifies as a hospital event. The authors provide learning objectives for the reader, such as categorizing key areas within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that provide valuable information for hospital events and applying knowledge to validate case scenarios. <br /><br />The document touches on the history of trauma care and the establishment of various programs and initiatives to improve outcomes. It also highlights the importance of data collection, validation, and analysis for accurate capture of hospital events. <br /><br />Several types of hospital events are discussed in the document, including acute kidney injury, unplanned intubation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and bugs & drugs (antimicrobial stewardship). For each type of event, the authors provide information on where to look for relevant data in the EMR, such as lab reports, progress notes, and imaging results.<br /><br />The authors emphasize the importance of accurately documenting hospital events to ensure accurate benchmarking reports. They provide case scenarios to test the reader's understanding of categorizing hospital events.<br /><br />In conclusion, the document provides guidance on categorizing hospital events and the importance of accurate data collection and validation. The authors encourage readers to review the NTDS Data Dictionary and validate all hospital events to ensure accurate benchmarking reports.

Keywords

hospital events

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

data collection

validation

trauma care

acute kidney injury

unplanned intubation

deep vein thrombosis

pulmonary embolism

bugs & drugs