The proportion of patients, age greater than and equal to 1 year, discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting on two or more antipsychotic medications with appropriate justification.
The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a post discharge continuing care plan created.
The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a complete post discharge continuing care plan, all the components of which are transmitted to the next level of care provider upon discharge.
HCAHPS (NQF #0166) is a 29-item survey instrument that produces 10 publicly reported measures:
6 multi-item measures (communication with doctors, communication with nurses, responsiveness of hospital staff, communication about medicines, discharge information and care transition); and
4 single-item measures (cleanliness of the hospital environment, quietness of the hospital environment, overall rating of the hospital, and recommendation of hospital).
This measure calculates the percentage of acute ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke patients who arrive at the emergency department (ED) within two hours of the onset of symptoms and have a head computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan interpreted within 45 minutes of ED arrival. The measure is calculated using chart abstracted data, on a rolling, quarterly basis and is publicly reported, in aggregate, for one calendar year.
0-100 measure of health literacy related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
The percentage of patients with COPD who are found to improve their health-related quality of life score (HRQoL) as measured by a valid and reliable instrument after participating in pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR).
The percentage of children 13 years of age who had healthy physical development services. The measure has four rates: BMI Assessment, Physical Activity Counseling, Nutrition Counseling and Screen Time Counseling.
The percentage of children 18 years of age who had healthy physical development services. The measure has four rates: BMI Assessment, Physical Activity Counseling, Nutrition Counseling and Screen Time Counseling
The percentage of children 6 years of age who had healthy physical development services. The measure has four rates: BMI Assessment, Physical Activity Counseling, Nutrition Counseling and Screen Time Counseling.