Claims Data

Surgical patients who received prophylactic antibiotics consistent with current guidelines (specific to each type of surgical procedure).

Surgical patients whose prophylactic antibiotics were discontinued within 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Practice Guideline for Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery (2006) indicates that there is no reason to extend antibiotics beyond 48 hours for cardiac surgery and very explicitly states that antibiotics should not be extended beyond 48 hours even with tubes and drains in place for cardiac surgery.

Percentage of patients who died from cancer dying in an acute care setting

The percentage of individuals 18 years and older who met the Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) threshold of 80 percent during the measurement year.

Report a rate for each of the following:
• Diabetes All Class (PDC-DR)
• Renin Angiotensin System Antagonists (PDC-RASA)
• Statins (PDC-STA)

A higher rate indicates better performance.

Proportion of infants 22 to 29 weeks gestation treated with surfactant within 2 hours of birth among infants who were treated with surfactant.

What percentage of infants had bloodspot newborn screening performed as mandated by state of birth?

Percent of adult population aged 18 + years who are admitted to a hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), are followed for one-month after discharge, and have one or more potentially avoidable complications (PACs). PACs may occur during the index stay or during the 30-day post discharge period. Please reference attached document labeled NQF_AMI_all_codes_risk_adjustment_06.30.15.xls, in the tabs labeled PACs I-9 and PAC I-10 for a list of code definitions of PACs relevant to AMI.

We define PACs during each time period as one of two types:

Percent of adult population aged 18 – 65 years who were admitted to a hospital with stroke, were followed for one-month after discharge, and had one or more potentially avoidable complications (PACs). PACs may occur during the index stay or during the 30-day post discharge period (Please reference attached document labeled NQF_Stroke_PACs_Risk_Adjustment_2.16.10.xls, tabs labeled CIP_Index PAC_Stays and CIP_PAC_Readmission). We define PACs during each time period as one of three types:

(A) PACs during the Index Stay (Hospitalization):

Proportion of patients who died from cancer not admitted to hospice

Proportion of patients who died from cancer with more than one emergency department visit in the last 30 days of life