Percentage of patients undergoing elective endovascular repair of asymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) who die while in hospital. This measure is proposed for both hospitals and individual providers. The measure is currently reported in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Registry.
This measure estimates a hospital-level risk standardized mortality rate (RSMR) in adult patients without cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest undergoing PCI. The outcome is defined as in-hospital mortality following a PCI procedure performed during the episode of care. Mortality is defined as death for any cause during the episode of care.
This measure assesses the number of patients with confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE) during hospitalization (not present at admission) who did not receive VTE prophylaxis between hospital admission and the day before the VTE diagnostic testing order date.
Percentage of patients who had an increase in the number of pressure ulcers
0-100 measure of individual engagement related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
Improved measurement of the continuity of insurance coverage in the Medicaid and CHIP population is needed to help maximize insurance continuity and coverage for vulnerable children. To further this goal, the AHRQ-CMS CHIPRA PQMP Center of Excellence at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia developed the metric Informed Coverage.
This measure estimates the mean risk-adjusted mean change in mobility score between admission and discharge for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare Part A and Medicare Advantage patients.
This measure estimates the risk-adjusted mean change in self-care score between admission and discharge for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare Part A and Medicare Advantage patients.
This measure estimates the percentage of IRF patients who meet or exceed an expected discharge mobility score.
This measure estimates the percentage of IRF patients who meet or exceed an expected discharge self-care score.