Percentage of home health stays in which patients were admitted to an acute care hospital during the 60 days following the start of the home health stay.
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisMAT output not attachedAttachedNumerator
Number of home health stays for patients who have a Medicare claim for an unplanned admission to an acute care hospital in the 60 days following the start of the home health stay.
DenominatorNumber of home health stays that begin during the 12-month observation period.
ExclusionsThe following are excluded:
1) Home health stays for patients who are not continuously enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare for the 60 days following the start of the home health stay or until death.
2) Home health stays that begin with a Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) claim.
3) Home health stays in which the patient receives service from multiple agencies during the first 60 days.
4) Home health stays for patients who are not continuously enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare for the 6 months prior to the home health stay.All information required to stratify the measure resultsOffAll information required to stratify the measure resultsOffTesting Data Sources
- Measure StructureNon Condition SpecificTarget PopulationMeasure Selection AttributesNational Quality Strategy PrioritiesPatient Safety
- Risk AdjustmentRisk adjustment approachOffRisk adjustment approachOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOff
- Use In Federal Program
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed All-Cause Admissions and Readmissions Project 2015-2017Initial EndorsementNext Planned Maintenance ReviewFall 2023Endorsement StatusE&M Committee Rationale/Justification
Steward no longer seeking to maintain endorsement
Last UpdatedRemoval Date
- Do you have a secondary measure developer point of contact?OffThe measure developer is NOT the same as measure stewardOffSteward Organization Email
- Detailed Measure SpecificationsNoLogic ModelOffImpact and GapNoFeasibility assessment methodology and resultsNoAddress health equityNoMeasure’s use or intended useNo508 ComplianceOffIf no, attest that all information will be provided in other fields in the submission.Off