The percentage of patients 5-64 years of age during the measurement year who were identified as having persistent asthma and who were appropriately prescribed medication during the measurement year.

Percentage of patients who were evaluated during at least one office visit for the frequency (numeric) of daytime and nocturnal asthma symptoms

Percentage of patients on beta blocker therapy prior to arrival who received a beta blocker during the perioperative period. To be in the denominator, the patient must be on a beta-blocker prior to arrival. The case is excluded if the patient is not on a beta-blocker prior to arrival.

Percentage of patients who died with documented or undocumented complications within 30 days from admission

Percentage of patients who died with documented or undocumented complications in the hospital

Percentage of abdominopelvic surgery cases with reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall.

Percentage of abdominopelvic surgery cases with reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall.

In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges with pancreatic resection, ages 18 years and older. Includes metrics for discharges grouped by type of diagnosis and procedure. Excludes acute pancreatitis discharges, obstetric discharges, and transfers to another hospital.
[NOTE: The software provides the rate per hospital discharge. However, common practice reports the measure as per 1,000 discharges. The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 1,000 to report in-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges.]

Percent of elderly cases with intra-abdominal procedure with an incidental appendectomy.

The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 17 years and younger. Excludes normal newborns, newborns with birth weight less than 500 grams, cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment, cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission, and obstetric cases.