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2.14.2014 Inpatient Utilization General Hospital/Acute Care In step 4, the text under the "Medicine" bullet states for the Newborns/Neonates MS-DRG Value Set, "Do not include newborn care rendered from birth to discharge home from delivery; only report newborn care rendered if the baby is discharged home from delivery and is subsequently rehospitalized." In HEDIS 2013, this instruction also applies to "Total Inpatient." Should newborn care rendered from birth to discharge home from delivery also be excluded from Total Inpatient?

Yes. Exclude newborn care rendered from birth to discharge home from delivery before reporting Total Inpatient (step 3).

HEDIS 2014