Skip to main content

Severity-Standardized Average Length of Stay -- Routine Care (risk adjusted)

CBE ID
0331
1.4 Project
All-Cause Admissions and Readmissions
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Full Year 2013
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Standardized average length of hospital stay (ALOS) for routine inpatient care (i.e., care provided outside of intensive care units).

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Number of accommodation days in Routine Care hospital units for discharges in the denominator

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Number of inpatient hospital discharges (for respective condition)
      Inclusions:
      1. Global time period = Cases with discharge dates falling within six-month measurement time period
      2. Cases meeting global Clinical Criteria for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), or Pneumonia, respectively
      3. Patients aged 18-64 years at admission
      4. Primary source of payment = private/commercial health insurance plan
      5. Cases with Routine Care accommodation Days 0 or more, whole number values, defined by UB-92 revenue codes

    • Exclusions

      Exclusions:
      1. Patient birthdate missing or invalid
      2. Cases where accommodation revenue codes are missing or all-inclusive reimbursement rate applies to the case
      3. Cases where Routine plus Special accommodation Days exceed overall length of stay (LOS)

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed All-Cause Admissions and Readmissions Project 2013-2014
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date