Relative Resource Use for People with Asthma (RAS)
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The risk-adjusted relative resource use by health plan members with asthma during the measurement year.
CBE ID1560
The risk-adjusted relative resource use by health plan members with asthma during the measurement year.
The risk-adjusted relative resource use by health plan members with COPD during the measurement year.
Periodic clinical review of unplanned readmissions to the PICU that occurred within 24 hours of discharge or transfer from the PICU.
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
This measure focuses on adults 18 years and older with a diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock. Consistent with Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, it assesses measurement of lactate, obtaining blood cultures, administering broad spectrum antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor administration, reassessment of volume status and tissue perfusion, and repeat lactate measurement.
Standardized ALOS for special inpatient care (i.e., care provided in intensive care units).
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 intensive care unit patients on mechanical ventilation
at time of survey for whom all five elements of the ventilator bundle are documented and in place. The ventilator bundle elements are:
•Head of bed (HOB) elevation 30 degrees or greater (unless medically contraindicated)
•Daily “”sedation interruption” and daily assessment of readiness to extubate •Peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis
•Deep Venous Thrombosis prophylaxis
•Daily oral care with Chlorhexidine
Percentage of ICU and HRN patients who over a certain amoint of days have ventilator-associated pneumonia
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with vital signs documented and reviewed