CBE ID
3690
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2027
1.6 Measure Description
The inappropriate diagnosis of UTI in hospitalized medical patients (or “Inappropriate Diagnosis of UTI”) measure is a process measure that evaluates the annual proportion of hospitalized adult medical patients treated for UTI who do not meet diagnostic criteria for UTI (thus are inappropriately diagnosed and overtreated).
Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
No
1.8 Level of Analysis
1.9 Care Setting
1.20 Types of Data Sources
Numerator
1.14 Numerator
The measure quantifies adult, hospitalized medical patients inappropriately diagnosed with UTI. Here, inappropriate diagnosis is defined as patients treated with antibiotics for UTI who do not meet diagnostic criteria for UTI. Patients were considered inappropriately diagnosed if they received antibiotic therapy for a UTI but did not have at least one sign or symptom of a UTI.
Exclusions
Exclusions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Left against medical advice or refused medical care
- Admitted on hospice
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Spinal cord injury
- UTI-related complication (e.g., perinephric abscess)
- Operationalized as >14 days of antibiotics at discharge
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Endorsed Patient Safety Spring Cycle 2022
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
University of Michigan
Steward POC email
Steward Organization Copyright
N/A
Importance
Care Gaps
Feasibility
Scientific Acceptability
Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustment
Use & Usability
Use
Planned Use
6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
6.1.3 Current or Planned Use(s)
Public Comments