The measure estimates a hospital-level risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) for patients discharged from the hospital with a principal diagnosis of heart failure (HF). Readmission is defined as unplanned readmission for any cause within 30 days of the discharge date for the index admission. Readmissions are classified as planned and unplanned by applying the planned readmission algorithm. The target population is patients age 65 and over.

The existing NQF-endorsed measure provides a means for determining the risk-adjusted readmission rate for a selected adult target population and can be applied for any desired timeframe. Readmission rate is defined as the percentage of acute inpatient discharges during the measurement period followed by an acute inpatient admission for any diagnosis to any hospital within 30 days

This measure calculates a casemix-adjusted inpatient average length of stay (ALOS) for medical and surgical admissions for Commercial and Medicare populations. The measure can be reported at the hospital level or the service category level (medical vs. surgical).

The average (geometric mean) hospital length of stay in days relative to the expected geometric mean length of stay of any well defined population of inpatients over a specified time interval

Pediatric Patient Safety for Selected Indicators (PDI 19) is a weighted average of the observed-to-expected ratios for the following component indicators: PDI 01 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate, PDI 02 Pressure Ulcer Rate, PDI 05 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate, PDI 10 Postoperative Sepsis Rate, PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate, and PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate.

The PSI 90 composite measure summarizes patient safety across multiple indicators for the CMS Medicare fee-for-service population.

A composite measure of in-hospital mortality indicators for selected conditions.

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or proximal deep vein thrombosis (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 surgical discharges for patients ages 18 years and older.

Percent of neonates with a length of stay greater than 60 days receiving DPT, Hepatitis B, Polio, Hib, and PCV immunizations in adherence with current guidelines.

Proportion of infants with birth weights between 501 to 1500 grams with first temperature measured within one hour of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) below 36 degrees centigrade.