Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had clinical staging provided prior to surgery
Percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing resection for lung or esophageal cancer who had their performance status recorded within two weeks prior to the surgery date
Percentage of SUI surgeries for which cystoscopy was used during the surgical procedure to reduce complications
Percentage of home health stays in which patients who had an acute inpatient hospitalization in the 5 days before the start of their home health stay were admitted to an acute care hospital during the 30 days following the start of the home health stay.
This measure identifies adult patients with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who have received erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) lab tests during the measurement year.
This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline complete blood count (CBC) testing within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, D-Penicillamine, intramuscular gold, oral gold, cyclosporine, or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.
This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline liver function testing (AST or ALT) within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of sulfasalazine, methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, cyclosporine or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.
This measure identifies adult patients with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who received appropriate baseline serum creatinine testing within 90 days before to 14 days after the new start of methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, D-Penicillamine, intramuscular gold, cyclosporine, or cyclophosphamide during the measurement year.
This is a hospital based, risk adjusted, case mix adjusted elderly surgery aggregate clinical outcomes measure of adults 65 years of age and older.
Risk adjusted, case mix adjusted urinary tract infection outcome measure of adults 18+ years after surgical procedure.