The proportion of hospice patients who have received visits from a Registered Nurse or Medical Social Worker (non-telephonically) on at least two out of the final three days of the patient’s life.
This measure estimates a hospital-level, risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) of unplanned, all-cause readmission within 30 days of discharge from an index admission with an eligible condition or procedure. The measure reports a single summary RSRR, derived from the volume-weighted results of five different models, one for each of the following specialty cohorts based on groups of discharge condition categories or procedure categories: surgery/gynecology, general medicine, cardiorespiratory, cardiovascular, and neurology.
This measure estimates a hospital-level, risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) of unplanned, all-cause readmission within 30 days of discharge from an index admission with an eligible condition or procedure. The measure reports a single summary RSRR, derived from the volume-weighted results of five different models, one for each of the following specialty cohorts based on groups of discharge condition categories or procedure categories: surgery/gynecology, general medicine, cardiorespiratory, cardiovascular, and neurology.
For dual eligible beneficiaries age 18 years and older, state-level observed and risk-adjusted rates of hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) per 1,000 beneficiaries for ACSC by chronic and acute conditions. This measure has three rates reported as both observed and risk-adjusted rates:
• Chronic Conditions Composite
• Acute Conditions Composite
• Total (Acute and Chronic Conditions) Composite
Percentage of female adolescents 13 years of age who had three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by their 13th birthday.
This measure identifies the percentage of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis who received hydroxychloroquine during the measurement year and had a fundoscopic examination during the measurement year or in the year prior to the measurement year
Percentage of patients aged 20 years and older with risk factors for coronary artery disease who have an elevated LDL-C and who are taking a lipid lowering agent or have initiated therapeutic lifestyle changes
0-100 measure of individual engagement related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of ESRD and receiving dialysis who received the influenza immunization during the flu season (September through February)
Percentage of healthcare personnel (HCP) who receive the influenza vaccination.