The percentage of patients with COPD who are found to increase their functional capacity by at least 25 meters (82 feet), as measured by a standardized 6 minute walk test (6MWT) after par-ticipating in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with documentation of a current functional outcome assessment using a standardized functional outcome assessment tool on the date of the encounter AND documentation of a care plan based on identified functional outcome deficiencies on the date of the identified deficiencies
Average percentage of hyperglycemic hospital days for individuals with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, anti-diabetic drugs (except metformin) administered, or at least one elevated glucose level during the hospital stay
For dual eligible beneficiaries age 18 years and older, state-level observed and risk-adjusted rates of hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) per 1,000 beneficiaries for ACSC by chronic and acute conditions. This measure has three rates reported as both observed and risk-adjusted rates:
• Chronic Conditions Composite
• Acute Conditions Composite
• Total (Acute and Chronic Conditions) Composite
The percentage of home health episodes of care during which the frequency of the patient´s pain when moving around improved.
This measure assesses the degree to which the organization initiates and engages members identified with a need for alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse and dependence services and the degree to which members initiate and continue treatment once the need has been identified. Two rates are reported:
Percentage of individuals at least 18 years of age as of the end of the measurement period with at least 56 days of warfarin therapy who receive at least one International Normalized Ratio (INR) test during each 56-day interval with active warfarin therapy.
Median time from emergency department arrival to time of departure from the emergency room for patients admitted to the facility from the emergency department
The proportion of admissions to an institutional facility (e.g., nursing facility, intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities [ICF/IID]) for managed long-term services and support (MLTSS) plan enrollees that result in successful discharge to the community (community residence for 60 or more days) within 100 days of admission. This measure is reported as an observed rate and a risk-adjusted rate.
This quality measure reports the percent of patients or short-stay residents with Stage 2-4 pressure ulcer(s) that are new or worsened since admission. The measure is based on data from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessments of