Management of Acute Events, Chronic Disease, Surgery, and Behavioral Health

The Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) after Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) (hereafter “AMI EDAC") measure assesses days spent in acute care within 30 days of discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for AMI. This measure is intended to improve the quality of care transitions provided to discharged patients hospitalized for AMI by collectively measuring a set of adverse acute care outcomes that can occur post-discharge: emergency department (ED) visits, observation stays, and unplanned readmissions at any time during the 30 days post-discharge.

Percentage of adult dialysis patients with a 6-month rolling average phosphorus value greater than or equal to 6.5 mg/dL.  

The measure estimates the hospital-level, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) for Medicare patients (Fee-for-Service [FFS] and Medicare Advantage[MA]) discharged from the hospital with a principal discharge diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. The outcome is all-cause 30-day mortality, defined as death from any cause within 30 days of the index admission date, including in-hospital death, for stroke patients. The measure includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale as an assessment of stroke severity upon admission in the risk-adjustment model.

This ratio measure assesses the number of inpatient hospitalizations where at least one fall with a major or moderate injury occurs among the total qualifying inpatient hospital days for patients aged 18 years and older.