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Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Mortality Rate

CBE ID
0730
Project
Cardiovascular
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Spring 2019
Is Under Review
No
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.

  • Measure Type
    Outcome
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    No
    Level Of Analysis
    Facility
    Care Setting
    Hospital
    Numerator

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

    Numerator Details
    Denominator

    Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for AMI

    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).

    Calculation of Measure Score
    Testing Data Sources
    Claims Data
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Spring Cycle 2019
    Initial Endorsement
    Endorsement Status
    Endorsement Removed
    Last Updated
    Removal Date