This measure calculates a casemix-adjusted inpatient average length of stay (ALOS) for medical and surgical admissions for Commercial and Medicare populations. The measure can be reported at the hospital level or the service category level (medical vs. surgical).
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
The numerator is the number of acute medical and surgical inpatient days associated with the admissions included in the denominator.
DenominatorThe denominator includes medical and surgical admissions to acute care hospitals for Commercial or Medicare populations.
ExclusionsExclusions:
1. Discharged with admission and/or discharge date missing or not valid
2. Obstetric, NICU, Transplants, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (as defined by the APR-DRG or MS-DRG grouping logic);
3. MS-DRG weight or APR-DRG weight missing;
4. Skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions;
5. Admissions with ALOS > Mean + 3 STD calculated at the APR-DRG/MS-DRG levelTesting Data Sources
- Measure StructureNon Condition SpecificTarget PopulationNational Quality Strategy PrioritiesAffordable Care
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed All-Cause Admissions and Readmissions Project 2013-2014Initial EndorsementEndorsement StatusLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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