Person or encounter level (i.e., data element) (e.g., inter–abstractor reliability)

The Inappropriately Broad Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Adult Hospitalized Patients with Uncomplicated Pneumonia measure is a process measure representing the annual percentage of hospitalized adults with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia. Here, we defined “inappropriately broad” as any antibiotic therapy targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients without risk factors for one of those organisms.

This measure evaluates the extent primary care physicians (PCPs) provide care-based and procedural-based services core to primary care. For each PCP, the resulting value reflects an average of the weighted proportion of services within each category provided during the measurement period.         

Percentage of enrolled children under age 21 years who received a comprehensive or periodic oral evaluation within the reporting year.

This measure assesses how well facilities provide clear, personalized discharge instructions to patients aged 18 years or older who had a surgery or procedure at an outpatient facility. It uses a 9-item survey to obtain patient’s feedback on 3 domains: applicability; medications; and daily activities. Facility scores are calculated by averaging the individual patient scores for each facility.

The chest imaging-confirmed measure of pneumonia diagnosis is a process measure of inpatient hospitalizations that identifies the proportion of adult patients hospitalized patients with a discharge diagnosis of pneumonia and who received systemic or oral antimicrobials at any time during admission who received chest imaging that supported the diagnosis of pneumonia, as recommended by clinical practice guidelines.  The measure applies to a target population of adult hospitalized patients.

The Practice Environment Scale – Five-Item Composite (PES-5) is a composite instrument that measures five domains of the nursing work environment associated with patient outcomes and nurse well-being. The PES-5 is derived from the 31-item Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI), a nationally endorsed nursing quality measure.

This electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) reports the percentage of female patients aged 40 to 75 years with at least one abnormal screening (BI-RADS 0) or screening-to-diagnostic (BI-RADS 4, 5) mammogram during the measurement period (i.e., calendar year) who received timely diagnostic resolution defined as either follow-up imaging with negative/benign/probably benign results or a breast biopsy within 60 days after their index (i.e., first) abnormal screening mammogram.

This electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) reports the percentage of patients aged 45 to 75 years with at least one positive stool-based colorectal cancer screening test (i.e., high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult blood test, fecal immunochemical test, or Cologuard) during the measurement period (i.e., calendar year) who completed a colonoscopy within 180 days after their index (i.e., first) positive stool-based test result date.

This outcome measure assesses individuals on the activities that are meaningful to them. The target population for this measure is adults with disabilities who receive HCBS or HCBS-like services. This is a self-contained measure that can be administered independently of other RTCOM measures. 

This outcome measure assesses an individual's level of social inclusion and to what degree they are connected to others in their community. The target population for this measure is adults with disabilities who receive HCBS or HCBS-like services. This is a self-contained measure that can be administered independently of other RTCOM measures. 

The measure is administered through an in-person or video-conferencing interview where an interviewer guides an individual through a series of questions (i.e., items) on the measure. There are 14 items on this measure: