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Bereaved Family Survey - Performance Measure (BFS-PM) Score (%) for all Veteran Affairs Medical Center Inpatient Deaths

The Bereaved Family Survey-Performance Measure (BFS-PM) is an outcome measure that is used to assess overall quality of care in the last month of life.  Currently, the BFS is administered to the next-of-kin of all Veterans who die in a VA inpatient setting (i.e., acute units, intensive care units, inpatient hospice and palliative care units, and VA nursing homes) 4-6 weeks post-death. The BFS-PM is calculated using the global rating item included on the 20-item BFS that has separate versions for male and female Veterans and is available in English and Spanish.

CBE ID
1623

Dialysis Facility Discussion of Patient Life Goals

Dialysis Facility Discussion of Patient Life Goals is a patient-reported outcome performance measure (the D-PaLS PRO-PM). The D-PaLS PRO-PM is a patient-specific measure that can be used to generate a t-score that is indicative of patient satisfaction with their care team about life goals discussions during the treatment planning and ongoing treatment process. The D-PaLS PRO-PM uses the patient specific scores to generate a performance-based facility level score.

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) after Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

This measure estimates days spent in acute care within 30 days post discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The acute care outcomes include 1) Emergency Department (ED) visits, 2) observation stays (OBSs), and 3) unplanned readmissions. Unplanned readmissions are defined using the planned readmission algorithm (PRA). ED visits are counted as 1 day and OBSs are counted by hours and rounded up to 1 day.

Excess days in acute care (EDAC) after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

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.

CBE ID
2881

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

The Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (hereafter “COPD EDAC") measure assesses days spent in acute care within 30 days of discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for COPD. This measure is intended to improve care transition quality for discharged patients hospitalized for COPD 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.

CBE ID
5570

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Diabetes

The Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Diabetes (hereafter “Diabetes EDAC") measure assesses days spent in acute care within 30 days of discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for diabetes. This measure is intended to improve care transition quality for discharged patients hospitalized for diabetes 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.

CBE ID
5575

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Diabetes

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) After Hospitalization for Diabetes (“Diabetes EDAC measure”) measure assesses days spent in acute care within 30 days of discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for diabetes. This measure is intended to improve the quality of care (with a focus on care transitions) provided to discharged patients who had a diabetes hospitalization 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.

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) after Hospitalization for Heart Failure (HF)

This measure estimates days spent in acute care within 30 days post discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for heart failure (HF). The acute care outcomes include 1) Emergency Department (ED) visits, 2) observation stays (OBSs), and 3) unplanned readmissions. Unplanned readmissions are defined using the planned readmission algorithm (PRA). ED visits are counted as 1 day and OBSs are counted by hours and rounded up to 1 day.

Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) after Hospitalization for Pneumonia

This measure estimates days spent in acute care within 30 days post discharge from an inpatient hospitalization for pneumonia. The acute care outcomes include 1) Emergency Department (ED) visits, 2) observation stays (OBSs), and 3) unplanned readmissions. Unplanned readmissions are defined using the planned readmission algorithm (PRA). ED visits are counted as 1 day and OBSs are counted by hours and rounded up to 1 day.