Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with oxygen saturation assessed
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients with oxygen saturation documented and reviewed
Medical record may include one of the following: physician documentation that oxygen saturation was reviewed, dictation by the physician including oxygen saturation, physician initials in the chart that oxygen saturation was reviewed, or other indication that oxygen saturation had been acknowledged by the physician.
Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
For purposes of measurement in the emergency department, this measure is intended to include only those patients with an emergency department discharge diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
Exclusions
Exclude patients for whom oxygen saturation was not assessed by reason of appropriate denominator exclusion
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