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PC-03 Antenatal Steroids

  • This measure assesses patients at risk of preterm delivery at >=24 and <34 weeks gestation receiving antenatal steroids prior to delivering preterm newborns. This measure is a part of a set of five nationally implemented measures that address perinatal care (PC-01: Elective Delivery, PC-02: Cesarean Birth, PC-04: Health Care-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Newborns, PC-05: Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding; Beginning 1/1/2019 PC-06 Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns will be added).

    CBE ID
    0476

PC-05 Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

  • PC-05 assesses the rate of newborns exclusively fed breast milk during the newborn´s entire hospitalization. This measure is a part of a set of four nationally implemented measures that address perinatal care (PC-01: Elective Delivery, PC-02: Cesarean Section, ePC-02 Cesarean Birth will be added as an eCQM 1/1/2020, PC-06 Unexpected Complications in Term Newborns was added as a chart-based measure on 1/1/2019).

    CBE ID
    0480e

Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure

  • This measure calculates case-mix-adjusted readmission rates, defined as the percentage of admissions followed by 1 or more readmissions within 30 days, for patients less than 18 years old. The measure covers patients discharged from general acute care hospitals, including children’s hospitals.

    CBE ID
    2393

Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use

  • This measure estimates the rate of emergency department visits for children ages 3 – 21 who are being managed for identifiable asthma, using specified definitions. The measure is reported in visits per 100 child-years.

    CBE ID
    3599