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Hospital 30-Day Risk-Standardized Readmission Rates following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

  • This measure estimates a hospital-level risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following PCI for Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) patients who are 65 years of age or older. The outcome is defined as unplanned readmission for any cause within 30 days following hospital stays. The measure includes both patients who are admitted to the hospital (inpatients) for their PCI and patients who undergo PCI without being admitted (outpatient or observation stay). A specified set of planned readmissions do not count as readmissions.

    CBE ID
    0695

Hospital Risk-Standardized Complication Rate Following Implantation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)

  • This measure provides hospital specific risk-standardized rates of procedural complications following the implantation of an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in patients at least 65 years of age. The measure uses clinical data available in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Electrophysiology Device Implant Registry (EPDI - formerly the ICD Registry) for risk adjustment linked with administrative claims data using indirect patient identifiers to identify procedural complications.

    CBE ID
    0694

Oncology: Medical and Radiation – Pain Intensity Quantified

  • This measure looks at the percentage of patient visits, regardless of patient age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy in which pain intensity is quantified. This measure is to be submitted at each denominator eligible visit occurring during the performance period for patients with a diagnosis of cancer who are seen during the performance period / measurement period. The time period for data collection is intended to be 12 consecutive months.

     

    CBE ID
    0384

Oncology: Medical and Radiation – Plan of Care for Pain

  • This measure looks at the percentage of visits for patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy who report having pain with a documented plan of care to address pain. This measure is to be submitted at each denominator eligible visit occurring during the performance period for patients with a diagnosis of cancer and in which pain is present who are seen during the performance period / measurement period. The time period for data collection is intended to be 12 consecutive months.

     

    CBE ID
    0383