In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as a principal diagnosis for patients ages 18 years and older. Excludes cases in hospice care at admission, obstetric discharges, and transfers to another hospital.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator
1.14a Numerator Details
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1.15 Denominator
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for AMI
1.15a Denominator Details
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Exclusions
Exclude cases transferring to another short-term hospital (DISP=2); cases in hospice care at admission (PointOFOriginUB04=F); MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium); with missing discharge disposition (DISP=missing), gender (SEX=missing), age (AGE=missing), quarter (DQTR=missing), year (YEAR=missing), or principal diagnosis (DX1=missing).
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1.18 Calculation of Measure Score
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Most Recent Endorsement Activity - OLDMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Spring Cycle 2019Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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Risk Adjustment
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