Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with oxygen saturation documented and reviewed
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.
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 that have been screened for dyslipidemia with a lipid profile.
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 CAHPS Nursing Home Survey: Family Member Instrument is a mail survey instrument to gather information on the experiences of family members of long stay (greater than 100 days) residents currently in nursing homes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requested development of this questionnaire, which is intended to complement the CAHPS Nursing Home Survey: Long-Stay Resident Instrument and the Discharged resident Instrument.
The Cultural Competence Implementation Measure is an organizational survey designed to assist healthcare organizations in identifying the degree to which they are providing culturally competent care and addressing the needs of diverse populations, as well as their adherence to 12 of the 45 NQF-endorsed® cultural competency practices prioritized for the survey. The target audience for this survey includes healthcare organizations across a range of health care settings, including hospitals, health plans, community clinics, and dialysis organizations.
Percentage of all patient months for adult patients (> = 18years old) whose delivered dose of hemodialysis (calculated from the last measurement of the month using the UKM or Daugirdas II formula) was spKt/V >= 1.2.
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed with documented communication to the physician who manages the ongoing care of the patient with diabetes mellitus regarding the findings of the macular or fundus exam at least once within 12 months