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Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count (PDI 03)

  • The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 17 years and younger. Excludes normal newborns, newborns with birth weight less than 500 grams, cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment, cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission, and obstetric cases.

    CBE ID
    0362

Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count (PSI 05)

  • The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 18 years and older or obstetric patients. Excludes cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment and cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission.

    CBE ID
    0363

Review of Unplanned PICU Readmissions

  • Periodic clinical review of unplanned readmissions to the PICU that occurred within 24 hours of discharge or transfer from the PICU.

    CBE ID
    0336

Rheumatoid Arthritis Annual ESR or CRP

  • This measure identifies adult patients with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who have received erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) lab tests during the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    0592

Rheumatoid Arthritis New DMARD Baseline CBC

  • This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline complete blood count (CBC) testing within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, D-Penicillamine, intramuscular gold, oral gold, cyclosporine, or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    0591

Rheumatoid Arthritis New DMARD Baseline Liver Function Test

  • This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline liver function testing (AST or ALT) within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, cyclosporine or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    0590

Rheumatoid Arthritis New DMARD Baseline Serum Creatinine

  • This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline serum creatinine testing within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, D-Penicillamine, intramuscular gold, cyclosporine, or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    0589

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessment of Disease Activity

  • Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and >=50% of total number of outpatient RA encounters in the measurement year with assessment of disease activity using a standardized measure.

    CBE ID
    2523