Cardiac surgery patients with controlled postoperative blood glucose (less than or equal to 180 mg/dL) in the timeframe of 18 to 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time.
The CARE survey is mortality follow back survey that is administered to the bereaved family members of adult persons (age 18 and older) who died of a chronic progressive illness receiving services for at least 48 hours from a home health agency, nursing homes, hospice, or acute care hospital. The survey measures perceptions of the quality of care either in terms of unmet needs, family reports of concerns with the quality of care, and overall rating of the quality of care.
Proportion of patients with carotid artery stenting procedures who had follow up performed for evaluation of Vital Status and neurological assessment with an NIH Stroke Scale (by an examiner who is certified by the American Stroke
Association) occurring between day 21 and the end of day 75 after the procedure. (Days 21-75 inclusive)
Percentage of intensive care patients with central lines for whom all
elements of the central line bundle are documented and in place.
The central line bundle elements include:
•Hand hygiene
•Maximal barrier precautions upon insertion
•Chlorhexidine skin antisepsis
•Optimal catheter site selection, with avoidance of the femoral vein for central venous access in patients 18 years and older
•Daily review of line necessity with prompt removal of unnecessary lines
The Activity Measure for Post Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a functional status assessment instrument developed specifically for use in facility and community dwelling post acute care (PAC) patients. It was built using Item Response Theory (IRT) methods to achieve feasible, practical, and precise measurement of functional status (Hambleton 200, Hambleton 2005).
The Activity Measure for Post Acute Care (AM-PAC) is a functional status assessment instrument developed specifically for use in facility and community dwelling post acute care (PAC) patients. It was built using Item Response Theory (IRT) methods to achieve feasible, practical, and precise measurement of functional status (Hambleton 2000, Hambleton 2005).
The percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 and an LDL greater than or equal to 130 mg/dl that have a current refill for a lipid lowering agent.
The measure estimates a hospital-level 30-day hospital-wide risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR), defined as death from any cause within 30 days after the index admission date, for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients who are between the ages of 65 and 94.
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older receiving a surveillance colonoscopy, with a history of a prior adenomatous polyp(s) in previous colonoscopy findings, which had an interval of 3 or more years since their last colonoscopy
Percentage of female patients, age >= 18 and < 70 at diagnosis, who have their first diagnosis of cancer (epithelial malignancy), at AJCC stage T1cN0M0 or Stage IB - IIIC, whose primary tumor is of the breast, and progesterone and estrogen receptor negative is recommended or administered multi-agent chemotherapy within 4 months (120 days) of diagnosis