Heart Failure - Use of ACE Inhibitor (ACEI) or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy
Description
The percentage of patients aged 18 and older with Heart Failure who are on an ACEI or ARB
The percentage of patients aged 18 and older with Heart Failure who are on an ACEI or ARB
The percentage of patients 18 years and older diagnosed with heart failure who are taking a beta blocker
The percentage of children aged 5 to 17 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) that had a Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test during the measurement year.
Percent of live newborn infants that receive Hepatitis B vaccination before discharge (or within 1 month of life, if the infant had an extended hospital stay) at each single hospital/birthing facility during given time period (one year).
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C who are receiving antiviral treatment for whom quantitative hepatitis C Virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing was performed between 4-12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who are hepatitis C antibody positive seen for an initial evaluation for whom hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing was ordered or previously performed
Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, with at least two visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days between each visit: aged 13 years and older who have a history of a CD4 count less than or equal to 500 cells/mm3; aged 13 years and older who have a history of an AIDS-defining illness, regardless of CD4 count; or who are pregnant, regardless of CD4 count or age, who were prescribed potent antiretroviral therapy
Percentage of patients aged 13 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, who had at least two medical visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days between each visit, who are receiving potent antiretroviral therapy*, who have a viral load <200 copies/mL after at least 6 months of potent antiretroviral therapy*
*Potent antiretroviral therapy is described as any antiretroviral therapy that has demonstrated optimal efficacy and results in durable suppression of HIV as shown by prior clinical trials
Percentage of patients for whom Hepatitis B screening was performed at least once since the diagnosis of HIV infection or for whom there is documented immunity
This hybrid measure estimates a hospital-level, 30-day risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) for patients discharged from the hospital with a principal discharge diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. Mortality is defined as death from any cause within 30 days of the index admission date for stroke patients.