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CDC, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Hospital-Onset Bacteremia & Fungemia Outcome Measure

CBE ID
3686
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2027
E&M Cycle Comments

Effective March 27, 2023, the National Quality Forum (NQF) is no longer the consensus-based entity (CBE) funded through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Consensus Development and Strategic Planning for Health Care Quality Measurement Contract. Battelle has been selected to oversee the endorsement & maintenance (E&M) of clinical quality and cost/resource use measures. Since the Fall 2022 cycle launched at NQF, measures submitted to this E&M cycle continued along the prior E&M protocols that were in place at time of the Fall 2022 “Intent to Submit.” Battelle took over the E&M work for the Fall 2022 cycle after developers and/or stewards submitted their full measure information to NQF, which for CBE #3686, the most recent measure specifications can be found here: https://p4qm.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/3686.zip

Battelle took over the E&M work beginning with the public comment period to close the E&M committees for the post-comment meeting, convening the CSAC to render a final endorsement decision, and executing the appeals period.

 

1.6 Measure Description
Risk-adjusted ratio of observed bacteremias and fungemias to predicted bacteremias and fungemias among patients previously admitted to acute care hospitals.
    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.14 Numerator

      Observed bacteremia and fungemia among patients previously admitted to acute care hospitals.

      1.15 Denominator

      The HOB measure denominator is the predicted number of HOB events in an acute care hospital based on predictive models using facility-level and patient-level factors.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Patient Safety Fall 2022
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      Steward POC email
      Steward Address

      United States

      Measure Developer POC

      United States

                  Public Comments