Inpatient/Hospital

Percentage of patients who died from cancer with more than one hospitalization in the last 30 days of life

Percentage of thoracic surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing at least one pulmonary function test within 12 months prior to a major lung resection (pneumonectomy, lobectomy, or formal segmentectomy)

In-hospital deaths per 1,000 pediatric heart surgery admissions among patients with congenital heart disease ages 17 years and younger.

The number of hospital discharges with a pediatric heart surgery procedure for patients with congential heart disease ages 17 years and younger.

The measure requires hospitals and output facilities that conduct Computed Tomography (CT) studies to assess the radiation dose associated with the most frequently conducted examination types – CT’s of the head, chest, abdomen/pelvis obtained in children and adults. The measure provides a simple framework for how facilities can assess their dose, a framework that currently does not exist. By assessing their doses, facilities can monitor the doses they use over time and compare their doses to benchmarks. The creation of benchmarks is not part of this measure per se.

Percentage of asymptomatic patients undergoing open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA)who are discharged alive. This measure is proposed for both hospitals and individual providers. At present, this measure is reported via the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Registry.

Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had clinical staging provided prior to surgery

Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had their performance status recorded within two weeks prior to the surgery date

The risk-adjusted relative resource use by health plan members with asthma during the measurement year.

The risk-adjusted relative resource use by health plan members with specific cardiovascular conditions during the measurement year.