CBE ID
2858
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description
The Discharge to Community measure determines the percentage of all new admissions from a hospital who are discharged back to the community alive and remain out of any skilled nursing center for the next 30 days. The measure, referring to a rolling year of MDS entries, is calculated each quarter. The measure includes all new admissions to a SNF regardless of payor source.
Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
1.8 Level of Analysis
1.9 Care Setting
1.20 Types of Data Sources
Public Comments