Percentage of all adult (>= 18 years old) peritoneal dialysis patients with weekly Kt/V urea (endogenous residual renal urea clearance & dialytic) calculated in a standard way.
Percentage of nursing home residents age 65+ with persistent indicators of dementia and no diagnosis of dementia.
Number of adult patients 65 and older who are included in the denominator (i.e., have persistent signs and symptoms of dementia) and who do not have a diagnosis of dementia on any MDS assessment.
The PCCC is a four-item patient-reported outcome performance measure (PRO-PM) designed to assess the patient-centeredness of contraceptive counseling at the individual clinician/provider and facility levels of analysis. Patient-centeredness is an important component in all areas of health care, and is uniquely critical in the personal and intimate process of contraceptive decision-making.
This measure assesses the percentage of COPD exacerbations for members 40 years of age and older who had an acute inpatient discharge or ED encounter on or between January 1–November 30 of the measurement year and who were dispensed appropriate medications.
Two rates are reported.
1. Dispensed a systemic corticosteroid within 14 days of the event
2. Dispensed a bronchodilator within 30 days of the event
Percentage of long-stay nursing home patients 65 years old or older who have a new balance problem who receive physical therapy or nursing rehabilitation/restorative care
Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that physician information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure
Percentage of PICU patients receiving: a. Pain assessment on admission,
Percentage of PICU patients receiving: a periodic pain assessment
The number of days between PICU admission and PICU discharge.