Cardiac surgery patients with controlled postoperative blood glucose (less than or equal to 180 mg/dL) in the timeframe of 18 to 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time.
Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) for ACEI/ARB therapy for individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and/or diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
The measure estimates a hospital-level 30-day hospital-wide risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR), defined as death from any cause within 30 days after the index admission date, for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients who are between the ages of 65 and 94.
Risk-Standardized rate of acute, unplanned hospital admissions among Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) patients aged 65 years and older with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs).
This patient-reported outcome-based performance measure uses the same measure specifications as the NQF-endorsed (NQF # 3559) hospital-level risk-standardized improvement rate (RSIR) following elective primary THA/TKA with the following exception: this measure attributes the outcome to a clinician or clinician group. Specifically, this measure will estimate a clinician-level and/or a clinician group-level RSIR following elective primary THA/TKA for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients 65 years of age and older.
Percentage of isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgeries for patients aged 18 years and older who received a beta-blocker within 24 hours prior to surgical incision
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the timeframe for the measure is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Medicare Part A skilled nursing facility stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Home Health (HH) Medicare patients (18+) who meet or exceed an expected discharge function score over a 12-month period.
The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics.