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Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Mortality Rate

CBE ID
0730
1.4 Project
Cardiovascular
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Spring 2019
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

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.

    • 1.5 Measure Type
      Outcome
      1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      No
      1.8 Level Of Analysis
      Facility
      1.9 Care Setting
      Hospital
      1.20 Testing Data Sources
      Claims Data
    • 1.14 Numerator

      Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator

      1.14a Numerator Details
    • 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
    • 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).

    • 1.18 Calculation of Measure Score
    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Spring Cycle 2019
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]
      Steward Organization Copyright

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