The measure calculates the percentage of individuals discharged in a six month time period from a SNF, within 100 days of admission, who are satisfied (see: S.5 for details of the time-frame). This patient reported outcome measure is based on the CoreQ: Short Stay Discharge questionnaire that utilizes four items.
Percentage of isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgeries for patients aged 18 years and older who received a beta-blocker within 24 hours prior to surgical incision
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have diabetes OR a current or prior LVEF < 40% who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) seen within a 12-month period who were prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have a prior MI or a current or prior LVEF <40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have a prior MI or a current or prior LVEF <40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy
Percentage of final reports for all patients, regardless of age, undergoing bone scintigraphy that include physician documentation of correlation with existing relevant imaging studies (eg, x-ray, MRI, CT) that were performed
All female patients of childbearing potential (12–44 years old) diagnosed with epilepsy who were counseled or referred for counseling for how epilepsy and its treatment may affect contraception OR pregnancy at least once a year
0-100 measure of cross-cultural communication related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
Proportion of ischemic stroke patients age 18 years or older for whom an initial NIHSS score is performed prior to any acute recanalization therapy (i.e., intra-venous (IV) thrombolytic (t-PA) therapy, or intra-arterial (IA) thrombolytic (t-PA) therapy, or mechanical endovascular reperfusion (MER) therapy) in patients undergoing recanalization therapy and documented in the medical record, or documented within 12 hours of arrival at the hospital emergency department in patients who do not undergo recanalization therapy.