This measure identifies patients with ST elevation MI (STEMI), or non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) plus a history of hypertension, heart failure and/or diabetes prior to the measurement year who are taking an ACEI or an ARB during the measurement year.
This measure identifies pregnant women who had an HIV test during their pregnancy.
The percentage of male diabetics, age 50 years or older, or female diabetics, aged 60 years or older, with a Framingham risk score > 10 who are taking aspirin or an antiplatelet agent.
Percentage of patients who died from cancer dying in an acute care setting
Percent of adult population aged 18 – 65 years who were admitted to a hospital with stroke, were followed for one-month after discharge, and had one or more potentially avoidable complications (PACs). PACs may occur during the index stay or during the 30-day post discharge period (Please reference attached document labeled NQF_Stroke_PACs_Risk_Adjustment_2.16.10.xls, tabs labeled CIP_Index PAC_Stays and CIP_PAC_Readmission). We define PACs during each time period as one of three types:
(A) PACs during the Index Stay (Hospitalization):
Percent of adult population aged 18+ years who were identified as having at least one of the following six chronic conditions: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Heart Failure (HF), Hypertension (HTN), or Diabetes Mellitus (DM), were followed for at least one-year, and had one or more potentially avoidable complications (PACs) during the most recent 12 months.
Percentage of patients who died from cancer with more than one hospitalization in the last 30 days of life
This measure identifies patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) on anticoagulation for at least 3 months after the diagnosis.
Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had clinical staging provided prior to surgery
Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had their performance status recorded within two weeks prior to the surgery date