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Patient Safety Measures: Complications Endorsement Maintenance

Pediatric weight documented in kilograms

  • Percentage of emergency department visits by patients < 18 years of age with a current weight documented in kilograms in the ED electronic health record; measure to be reported each month.

    CBE ID
    0504

Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Conducted

  • Percentage of home health episodes of care in which the patient was assessed for risk of developing pressure ulcers at start/resumption of care.

    CBE ID
    0540

Venous Thromboembolism Patients Recieving Unfractionated Heparin with Dosages/Platelet Count Monitoring by Protocol or Nomogram

  • This measure assesses the number of patients diagnosed with confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE) who received intravenous (IV) unfractionated heparin (UFH) therapy dosages AND had their platelet counts monitored using defined parameters such as a nomogram or protocol. This measure is part of a set of six prevention and treatment measures that address VTE (VTE-1: VTE Prophylaxis, VTE-2: ICU VTE Prophylaxis, VTE-3: VTE Patients with Anticoagulation Overlap Therapy, VTE-5: VTE Warfarin Therapy Discharge Instructions and VTE-6: Incidence of Potentially-Preventable VTE).

    CBE ID
    0374

Voluntary Turnover

  • NSC-11.1 Total number of full-time and part-time Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) voluntary uncontrolled separations occurring during the calendar month
    NSC-11.2 Total number of full-time and part-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) voluntary uncontrolled separations occurring during the calendar month
    NSC-11.3 Total number of full-time and part-time Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) voluntary uncontrolled separations occurring during the calendar month

    CBE ID
    0207