The CTM-3 is a hospital level measure of performance that reports the average patient reported quality of preparation for self-care response among adult patients discharged from general acute care hospitals within the past 30 days.
Percentage of eligible dialysis patients who complete a health-related quality of life assessment with or without assistance using the KDQOL-36 (36-question survey that assesses patients´ functioning and well-being) at least once during a calendar year.
The percentage of patients 2 years or older with asthma who have a refill for a short-acting beta agonist in the past 12 months.
The percentage of patients aged 12 years and older with coronary artery disease, or 18 years and older with cerebrovascular disease or peripheral vascular disease that have been screened for dyslipidemia with a lipid profile
The percentage of patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of atherosclerotic disease whose most recent LDL-C value is greater than 100 mg/dL and who are taking a lipid lowering agent
Percentage of adult patients aged 25 and older with atrial fibrillation and major stroke risk factors who are on anticoagulation therapy.
For patients age 18 and older undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery, the average change from pre-operative functional status to one year (nine to fifteen months) post-operative functional status using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool.
For patients age 18 and older undergoing total knee replacement surgery, the average change from pre-operative functional status to one year (nine to fifteen months) post-operative functional status using the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) patient reported outcome tool.
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function achieved within 90 days following the cataract surgery
Age and gender specific calculation of BMI based on parent reported height and weight of child. The measure uses CDC BMI-for-age guidelines in attributing overweight status (85th percentile up to 94th percentile) and obesity status (95th percentile and above).