Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) is a survey-based measure of the nursing practice environment completed by staff registered nurses; includes mean scores on index subscales and a composite mean of all subscale scores.
After the measure submission deadline, the measures submitted for endorsement review are posted to the PQM website for public comment. These comments are aggregated and shared with the project committee for consideration during the measure evaluaiton meeting.
Stage III, IV, or unstageable pressure ulcers (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 surgical and medical discharges among patients 17 years of age and younger. Discharges are grouped by risk category. Includes metrics for discharges grouped by risk category. Excludes neonates; stays less than three (3) days; obstetric discharges; discharges with diseases of the skin; and discharges with principal diagnosis or secondary diagnosis present on admission for Stage III, IV or unstageable pressure ulcer.
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who undergo central venous catheter (CVC) insertion for whom CVC was inserted with all elements of maximal sterile barrier technique, hand hygiene, skin preparation and, if ultrasound is used, sterile ultrasound techniques followed
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who undergo central venous catheter (CVC) insertion for whom CVC was inserted with all elements of maximal sterile barrier technique, hand hygiene, skin preparation and, if ultrasound is used, sterile ultrasound techniques followed
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.
The measure requires hospitals and output facilities that conduct Computed Tomography (CT) studies to assess the radiation dose associated with the most frequently conducted examination types – CT’s of the head, chest, abdomen/pelvis obtained in children and adults. The measure provides a simple framework for how facilities can assess their dose, a framework that currently does not exist. By assessing their doses, facilities can monitor the doses they use over time and compare their doses to benchmarks. The creation of benchmarks is not part of this measure per se.
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.