Percentage of patients undergoing cesarean section who receive appropriate prophylactic antibiotics within 60 minutes of the start of the cesarean delivery, unless the patient is already receiving appropriate antibiotics
The percentage of ED patients with a diagnosis of STEMI who received appropriate and timely treatment. The measure will be calculated using electronic health record (EHR) data and is intended for use at the facility level in a CMS accountability program, through which it may be publicly reported.
To ensure that all women have endometrial sampling performed before undergoing an endometrial ablation.
Percentage of emergency department acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients or chest pain patients (with Probable Cardiac Chest Pain) without aspirin contraindications who received aspirin within 24 hours before ED arrival or prior to transfer.
Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who received aspirin within 24 hours before or after hospital arrival
Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who are prescribed aspirin at hospital discharge
Percentage of eligible dialysis patients who complete a health-related quality of life assessment with or without assistance using the KDQOL-36 (36-question survey that assesses patients´ functioning and well-being) at least once during a calendar year.
Percentage of all adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patients prescribed an ESA at any time during the study period or who have a Hb <11.0 g/dL in at least one month of the study period for whom serum ferritin concentration AND either percent transferrin saturation or reticulocyte Hb content (CHr) are measured at least once in a three-month period for in-center hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients, and home hemodialysis patients.
The percentage of patients 2 years or older with asthma who have a refill for a short-acting beta agonist in the past 12 months.
Percentage of patients, age >=18 and <= 120 at diagnosis, who have their first diagnosis of cancer (epithelial malignancy), whose primary tumor is of the colon, and had at least 12 regional lymph nodes removed and pathologically examined for resected colon cancer