In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as a principal diagnosis for patients ages 18 years and older. Excludes cases in hospice care at admission, obstetric discharges, and transfers to another hospital.
Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who expired during hospital stay.
Number of procedures for which the patient was discharged from the facility on Aspirin, enteric coated aspirin, or ADP Inhibitors/ Number of Isolated CABG procedures excluding those that resulted in in-hospital mortalities based on the variables Mortality Discharge Status, Mortality Date, and Discharge Date
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with mental status assessed
Admissions with a principal diagnosis of asthma per 100,000 population, ages 2 through 17 years. Excludes cases with a diagnosis code for cystic fibrosis and anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions.
[NOTE: The software provides the rate per population. However, common practice reports the measure as per 100,000 population. The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 100,000 to report admissions per 100,000 population.]
Number of procedures for which the patient was discharged from the facility on beta blockers/ Number of Isolated CABG procedures excluding those that resulted in in-hospital mortalities based on the variables Mortality Discharge Status, Mortality Date, and Discharge Date
Intravenous insulin glycemic control protocol implemented for cardiac surgery patients with diabetes or hyperglycemia admitted into an intensive care unit
This measure calculates a casemix-adjusted inpatient average length of stay (ALOS) for medical and surgical admissions for Commercial and Medicare populations. The measure can be reported at the hospital level or the service category level (medical vs. surgical).
Percentage of patients with audited colorectal cancer resection pathology complete reports
Percentage of final reports for CT or MRI studies of the brain performed within 24 hours of arrival to the hospital for patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke or TIA or intracranial hemorrhage that includes documentation of the presence or absence of each of the following: hemorrhage and mass lesion and acute infarction.