The number of medical and surgical discharges with a secondary diagnosis of transfusion reaction for patients ages 18 years and older or obstetric patients. Excludes cases with a principal diagnosis of transfusion reaction or cases with a secondary diagnosis of transfusion reaction that is present on admission.
Percentage of discharges from an emergency department (ED) to ambulatory care or home health care, in which the patient, regardless of age, or their caregiver(s), received a transition record at the time of ED discharge including, at a minimum, all of the specified elements
Emergency Department acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients or chest pain patients (with Probable Cardiac Chest Pain) with an order for troponin during the stay and having a time from ED arrival to completion of Troponin results within 60 minutes of arrival
The number per 1,000 livebirths of <1500g infants delivered at hospitals not appropriate for that size infant.
This measure identifies moderate and severe complications among term infants who enter labor without preexisting fetal conditions (morbidity outcome measure). The scope of the measure includes both maternal and neonatal care and is appropriate for all levels of hospital care and is collected for a full year time period. The measure is designed to highlight processes of both obstetric and neonatal care that can be improved while recognizing that not all complications can be avoided. As an infant outcome measure it can also serve as a balancing measure for interventions targ
Accidental punctures or lacerations (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 discharges for patients ages 18 years and older who have undergone an abdominopelvic procedure; in which a second abdominopelvic procedure follows one or more days after an index abdominopelvic procedure. Excludes cases with accidental puncture or laceration as a principal diagnosis, cases with accidental puncture or laceration as a secondary diagnosis that is present on admission, and obstetric cases.
Percentage of Surgical patients greater than 18 years of age with urinary catheter removed on Postoperative Day 1 or Postoperative Day 2 with day of surgery being day zero.
Assess the use of and the adherence of antipsychotics among members with schizophrenia during the measurement year
Proportion of inpatient hospitalizations for patients 65 years of age and older who receive an order for antipsychotic medication therapy.
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) who received an internal mammary artery (IMA) graft