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PICU Severity-adjusted Length of Stay

CBE ID
0334
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

The number of days between PICU admission and PICU discharge.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of PICU days, PICU days = Number of days between PICU admission and PICU discharge.(For all eligible patients admitted to the ICU, the time at discharge from ICU minus the time of ICU admission (first recorded vital sign on ICU flow sheet)

      1.15 Denominator

      The denominator is the average (mean) predicted length of stay using the adjustment model.

      Exclusions

      Patients => 18 years of age

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Pulmonary and Critical Care Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Steward Organization
      Virtual PICU Systems, LLC
      Steward POC email
      nbrundage@myvps.org
              Risk Adjustment
                Public Comments