Outcome

Recently hospitalized residents with pressure ulcers

Percentage of home health stays in which patients who had an acute inpatient hospitalization in the 5 days before the start of their home health stay were admitted to an acute care hospital during the 30 days following the start of the home health stay.

Percentage of residents who experience moderate to severe pain during the 7-day assessment period

Percentage of residents on most recent assessment who lose too much weight

Percentage of residents with a valid target and a valid prior assessment whose need for more help with daily activities has increased

Percentage of residents with a valid target assessment and a valid prior assessment, with a decline in their ability to move about in their room and the adjacent corridor.

Percentage of residents on most recent assessment with a urinary tract infection

Percentage of esidents with a valid target assessment and a valid prior assessment with worsening of a depressed or anxious mood.

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.

The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 18 years and older or obstetric patients. Excludes cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment and cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission.