NHDS - Pretest Debrief Hospital Staff Guide

National Hospital Discharge Survey

Attachment U Pretest Debriefing Guide

NHDS - Pretest Debrief Hospital Staff Guide

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Attachment U Pretest Debriefing NHDS Redesign OMB No. 0920-0212: Approval expires 08/31/2008

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Pretest Guide for Debriefing on Abstraction Process



Observer: ________________________________________

Abstractor: _______________________________________


Hospital #:__________ Date: _________________

Time start: ____________

Time end: _____________



Persons present for debriefing Role

Include RTI and NCHS staff


1. ____________________________ _________________________


2. ____________________________ _________________________


3. ____________________________ _________________________


4. ____________________________ _________________________


5. ____________________________ _________________________


6. ____________________________ _________________________


Date: _____________ Time start: ___________ Time end: _____________



Record comments/ discussion on additional sheets of paper


Hospital / RTI setup communications


  • Were the communications to setup the abstraction visits appropriate (enough or too much)?


  • Were the necessary issues addressed on the phone/email contacts prior to the abstraction i.e. expectations, flexible days/hours for abstraction visits, directions/guidance to location and points of contact upon arrival, security, identification?


  • Were there any other problems in the initial contacts?


Logistics feedback


  • Did RTI staff communicate clearly what was needed to conduct abstraction on site?


  • Was the space designated/provided for the abstraction adequate? Please comment on: Work area? Private/Secure?


  • How long did it take to set up the first abstraction discharges?


  • Were there any other problems in the logistics?


Actual abstraction process

Were there any problems with accommodating the FR performing the record abstraction?


Discharge Sampling


  • Were the instructions provided for sampling adequate? Were you able to complete the records sampling without great difficulty and independent of RTI staff?


  • If you did require assistance from RTI staff were all of your sampling questions/issues resolved in a clear and timely manner?


  • What type of assistance was needed for sampling?


  • How long did it take to set up the discharge sampling programs?


  • How long did it take to run the discharge sampling programs?


  • Were there any other problems with the discharge sampling?


Burden


  • Discuss how burdensome you found the process to be overall.


  • Discuss why you would or would not be a regular participating hospital in the NHDS.



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