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Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who are prescribed aspirin at hospital discharge

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with mental status assessed

Percentage of eligible dialysis patients who complete a health-related quality of life assessment with or without assistance using the KDQOL-36 (36-question survey that assesses patients´ functioning and well-being) at least once during a calendar year.

Percentage of all adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patients prescribed an ESA at any time during the study period or who have a Hb <11.0 g/dL in at least one month of the study period for whom serum ferritin concentration AND either percent transferrin saturation or reticulocyte Hb content (CHr) are measured at least once in a three-month period for in-center hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients, and home hemodialysis patients.

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with mental status assessed

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with oxygen saturation documented and reviewed

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with oxygen saturation assessed

The percentage of patients 2 years or older with asthma who have a refill for a short-acting beta agonist in the past 12 months.

Percentage of patients who were evaluated during at least one office visit for the frequency (numeric) of daytime and nocturnal asthma symptoms

The percentage of patients 5–64 years of age who were identified as having persistent asthma and had a ratio of controller medications to total asthma medications of 0.50 or greater during the measurement year.