Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have diabetes OR a current or prior LVEF < 40% who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) seen within a 12-month period who were prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel
All female patients of childbearing potential (12–44 years old) diagnosed with epilepsy who were counseled or referred for counseling for how epilepsy and its treatment may affect contraception OR pregnancy at least once a year
0-100 measure of cross-cultural communication related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the timeframe for the measure is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Medicare Part A skilled nursing facility stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.
This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Home Health (HH) Medicare patients (18+) who meet or exceed an expected discharge function score over a 12-month period.
The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics.
Proportion of ischemic stroke patients age 18 years or older for whom an initial NIHSS score is performed prior to any acute recanalization therapy (i.e., intra-venous (IV) thrombolytic (t-PA) therapy, or intra-arterial (IA) thrombolytic (t-PA) therapy, or mechanical endovascular reperfusion (MER) therapy) in patients undergoing recanalization therapy and documented in the medical record, or documented within 12 hours of arrival at the hospital emergency department in patients who do not undergo recanalization therapy.
Proportion of SAH and ICH stroke patients age 18 years or older for whom a severity measurement (i.e., Hunt and Hess Scale for SAH patients or ICH Score for ICH patients) is performed prior to surgical intervention (e.g., clipping, coiling, or any surgical intervention) in patients undergoing surgical intervention and documented in the medical record; OR, documented within 6 hours of arrival at the hospital emergency department in patients who do not undergo surgical intervention.