RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Volume (PDI 7)
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The number of hospital discharges with a pediatric heart surgery procedure for patients with congential heart disease ages 17 years and younger.
CBE ID0340
The number of hospital discharges with a pediatric heart surgery procedure for patients with congential heart disease ages 17 years and younger.
The measure requires hospitals and output facilities that conduct Computed Tomography (CT) studies to assess the radiation dose associated with the most frequently conducted examination types – CT’s of the head, chest, abdomen/pelvis obtained in children and adults. The measure provides a simple framework for how facilities can assess their dose, a framework that currently does not exist. By assessing their doses, facilities can monitor the doses they use over time and compare their doses to benchmarks. The creation of benchmarks is not part of this measure per se.
Percentage of female patients, age = 18 and < 70 at diagnosis, who have their first diagnosis of cancer (epithelial malignancy), whose primary tumor is of the breast, had breast conserving surgery and was administered radiation therapy within 1 year (365 days) of diagnosis
Percentage of radical prostatectomy pathology reports that include the pT category, the pN category, the Gleason score and a statement about margin status.
Percentage of adult patients (aged 18 and over) with metastatic colorectal cancer who receive anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody therapy for whom RAS (KRAS and NRAS) gene mutation testing was performed
Percentage of asymptomatic patients undergoing open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA)who are discharged alive. This measure is proposed for both hospitals and individual providers. At present, this measure is reported via the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Registry.
Percentage of recently hospitalized patients with valid SNF PPS 14-day assessment, who experienced moderate to severe pain at any time during the 7-day assessment period
Recently hospitalized residents with pressure ulcers
Percentage of recently hospitlized patients, with a valid SNF PPS 14-day assessment with symptoms of delirium
Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had clinical staging provided prior to surgery