CBE ID
0501
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description
Any time an endotracheal tube is placed into a patients airway in the Emergency Department (ED)or a patient arrives to the ED with an endotracheal tube already in place ( via EMS or hospital transfer) there should be appropriate confirmation of ETT placement and documentation of its performance in the medical record.
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
Number of ED patients with an endotracheal tube(ETT) placed or assesed with an endotracheal already in place who had the ETT confirmation performed.
DenominatorTotal number of patients identified with an endotracheal tube cared for in the ED. This population includes those patients who had an ETT´s placed in the ED and those patients who arrived to the ED with an ETT already in place.
ExclusionsNo exclusions
- Measure StructureClinical Condition Topic AreaNon Condition SpecificTarget Population
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Safety Measures: Complications Endorsement Maintenance ProjectInitial EndorsementEndorsement StatusLast UpdatedRemoval Date
- StewardSteward Organization Email