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Assessment of Oxygen Saturation for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

CBE ID
0094
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with oxygen saturation assessed

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 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.

      1.15 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

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Ambulatory Care: Specialty Clinician Performance Measures
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
      Steward POC email
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