Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who are newly prescribed disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy within 12 months.
Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who have documentation of a tuberculosis (TB) screening performed within 6 months prior to receiving a first course of therapy using a biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD).
The Risk Standardized Mortality Ratio for Late-Stage CKD and ESRD is an outcome measure to assess how well providers prevent mortality among patients with stage 4 or 5 CKD or ESRD. This measure assesses nephrology practices who care for adult Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries with late-stage CKD and ESRD.
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG for whom mediastinitis or deep sternal wound infection is diagnosed within 30 days postoperatively or at any time during the hospitalization for surgery
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and order undergoing elective lobectomy for lung cancer who had a prolonged length of stay >14 days
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing elective esophagectomy for esophageal cancer who developed any of the following postoperative conditions: bleeding requiring reoperation, anastomosis leak requiring medical or surgical treatment, reintubation, ventilation >48 hours, pneumonia, or discharge mortality
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the procedure was performed, even if after 30 days, and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing combined AVR and CABG who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the procedure was performed, even if after 30 days, and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the CABG was performed, even if after 30 days, and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing MV Repair who die, including both 1) all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the procedure was performed, even if after 30 days, and 2) those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
(This measure applies to the procedure of MV repair, regardless of approach)