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Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03)

  • Discharges with healthcare-associated bloodstream infection per 1,000 discharges for newborns and outborns with birth weight of 500 grams or more but less than 1,500 grams; with gestational age between 24 and 30 weeks; or with birth weight of 1,500 grams or more and death, an operating room procedure, mechanical ventilation, or transferring from another hospital within two days of birth. Excludes discharges with a length of stay less than 3 days and discharges with a principal diagnosis of sepsis, or bacteremia, or newborn bacteremia.

    CBE ID
    0478

Procedures and Tests

  • Performance Measure Name: Procedures and Tests
    Description: Patients who are transferred from an ED to another healthcare facility have communicated with the receiving facility within 60 minutes of discharge a list of tests done and results sent.

    CBE ID
    0297

Nursing Information

  • Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that nursing information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure

    CBE ID
    0296

Physician Information

  • Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that physician information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure

    CBE ID
    0295

Medication Information

  • Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that medication information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure

    CBE ID
    0293

Vital Signs

  • Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that the entire vital signs record was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure

    CBE ID
    0292

Patient Information

  • Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that patient information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure

    CBE ID
    0294