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.
The measure reports the percentage of short stay nursing home residents or IRF or LTCH patients who were assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine during the 12-month reporting period.
This quality measure reports the percent of patients or short-stay residents with Stage 2-4 pressure ulcer(s) that are new or worsened since admission. The measure is based on data from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessments of
The measure reports the percentage of short-stay residents or patients who are assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine during the most recently-completed influenza season. The influenza vaccination season (IVS) is defined as beginning on October 1, or when the vaccine first becomes available*, and ends on March 31 of the following year. This measure is based on the NQF´s National Voluntary Standards for Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunizations.
The percentage of births with birthweight <2,500 grams
Proportion of patients who died from cancer receiving chemotherapy in the last 14 days of life
Percentage of patients, aged 18 years and older, for whom percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed with comprehensive documentation for the procedure that includes, at a minimum, the following elements: priority (acute coronary syndrome, urgent, elective, emergency/salvage); presence and severity of angina symptoms; use of antianginal medical therapies within two weeks prior to the procedure, if any; presence, results, and timing of non-invasive stress test, fractional flow reserve (FFR), or intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), if performed; and significance of angiographic stenosi
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older for whom PCI is performed who are prescribed optimal medical therapy at discharge
0-100 measure of performance evaluation related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
Percentage of patients who undergo cystoscopy to evaluate for lower urinary tract injury at the time of hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse.