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Hospitalized Patients Who Die an Expected Death with an ICD that Has Been Deactivated

CBE ID
1625
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

Percentage of hospitalized patients who die an expected death from cancer or other terminal illness and who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in place at the time of death that was deactivated prior to death or there is documentation why it was not deactivated

  • Measure Type
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    Level Of Analysis
    Care Setting
    Numerator

    Patients from the denominator who have their ICDs deactivated prior to death or have documentation of why this was not done

    Denominator

    Patients who died an expected death who have an ICD in place

    Exclusions

    None

    Testing Data Sources
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Palliative Care and End-of-Life Project 2015-2016
    Initial Endorsement
    Endorsement Status
    Last Updated
    Removal Date