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Item #
Length
Source of Standard
Year Implemented
Version Implemented
Year Retired
Version Retired
Column #
3190
1
CoC
2003
10
2276 - 2276
NAACCR XML: Tumor.readmSameHosp30Days
Alternate Names
Readmission to the Same Hospital Within 30 Days of Surgical Discharge
Description
Records a readmission to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge following hospitalization for surgical resection of the primary site for the same illness.
Rationale
This data item provides information related to the quality of care. A patient may have a readmission related to the primary diagnosis on discharge if the length of stay was too short, and then needed to return due to problems or complications. A patient may also need to be readmitted if discharge planning and/or follow-up instructions were ineffective. It is important to distinguish a planned from an unplanned readmission, since a planned readmission is not an indicator of quality of care problems.
Codes
0
No surgical procedure of the primary site was performed. Patient not readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge.
1
Patient was surgically treated and was then readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of being discharged. This readmission was unplanned.
2
Patient was surgically treated and was then readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of being discharged. This readmission was planned (chemotherapy port insertion, revision of colostomy, etc.).
3
Patient was surgically treated and, within 30 days of being discharged, had both a planned and an unplanned readmission to the same hospital.
9
It is unknown whether surgery of the primary site was recommended or performed. It is unknown whether the patient was readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge. Death certificate only.