Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
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Percentage of patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of gout treated with urate-lowering therapy (ULT) for at least 12 months, whose most recent serum urate result is less than 6.8 mg/dL.
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Percentage of patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of gout and either tophus/tophi or at least two gout flares (attacks) in the past year who have a serum urate level > 6.0 mg/dL, who are prescribed urate lowering therapy (ULT)
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The proportion of patients, age greater than and equal to 1 year, admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting who are screened within the first three days of hospitalization for all of the following: risk of violence to self or others, substance use, psychological trauma history and patient strengths.
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The total number of hours that all patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting were maintained in physical restraint.
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The total number of hours that all patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting were held in seclusion.
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The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting on two or more antipsychotic medications.
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The proportion of patients, age greater than and equal to 1 year, discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting on two or more antipsychotic medications with appropriate justification.
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The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a post discharge continuing care plan created.
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The proportion of patients discharged from a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting with a complete post discharge continuing care plan, all the components of which are transmitted to the next level of care provider upon discharge.
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This measure calculates the percentage of acute ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke patients who arrive at the emergency department (ED) within two hours of the onset of symptoms and have a head computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan interpreted within 45 minutes of ED arrival. The measure is calculated using chart abstracted data, on a rolling, quarterly basis and is publicly reported, in aggregate, for one calendar year.