Prophylactic Intravenous (IV) Antibiotic Timing
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Rate of ASC patients who received IV antibiotics ordered for surgical site infection prophylaxis on time
CBE ID0264
Rate of ASC patients who received IV antibiotics ordered for surgical site infection prophylaxis on time
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 born from 22 weeks, 0 days to 29 weeks, 6 days gestational age who were in the reporting hospital at the postnatal age recommended for screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and who received a retinal examination for ROP prior to discharge.
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