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Hospital Measures
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Update Frequency
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Current Collection Dates for Available Measures
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| From |
Through |
| Hospital Process of Care Measures |
| Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures |
| Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar (blood glucose) is kept under good control in the days right after surgery |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal by the end of surgery. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures |
| Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital (a lower number of minutes is better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG (a lower number of minutes is better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival (higher numbers are better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival (higher numbers are better) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Attack Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge |
Quarterly |
January 2011 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Process of Care Measures |
| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination |
Quarterly |
October 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Failure Process of Care Measures |
| Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Children's Asthma Process of Care Measures |
| Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication (oral and IV Medication That Reduces Inflammation and Controls Symptoms) While Hospitalized for Asthma |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Children and their Caregivers Who Received a Home Management Plan of Care Document While Hospitalized for Asthma |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Hospital Outcome of Care Measures |
| Hospital Death (Mortality) Rates Outcome of Care Measures |
| Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Hospital Readmission Rates Outcome of Care Measures |
| Rate of Readmission for Heart Attack Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Rate of Readmission for Heart Failure Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Rate of Readmission for Pneumonia Patients |
Annually |
July 2007 |
June 2010 |
| Use of Medical Imaging |
| Use of Medical Imaging |
| Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy. (If a number is high, it may mean the facility is doing too many unnecessary MRIs for low back pain.) |
Annually |
January 2009 |
December 2009 |
| Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram. (A number that is much lower than 8% may mean there’s not enough follow-up. A number much higher than 14% may mean there’s too much unnecessary follow-up.) |
Annually |
January 2009 |
December 2009 |
| Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were “combination” (double) scans. (The range for this measure is 0 to 1. A number very close to 1 may mean that too many patients are being given a double scan when a single scan is all they need.) |
Annually |
January 2009 |
December 2009 |
| Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were “combination” (double) scans. (The range for this measure is 0 to 1. A number very close to 1 may mean that too many patients are being given a double scan when a single scan is all they need.) |
Annually |
January 2009 |
December 2009 |
| Survey of Patients' Hospital Experiences |
| Survey of Patients' Hospital Experiences |
| Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that their pain was "Always" well controlled. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients at each hospital who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest). |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital. |
Quarterly |
April 2010 |
March 2011 |
| Medicare Payment and Volume Data |
| Median Medicare Payment to Hospital |
Annually |
October 2009 |
September 2010 |
| Number of Medicare Patients Treated |
Annually |
October 2009 |
September 2010 |
| Structural Measures |
| Cardiac Surgery Resgistry |
Annually |
July 2010 |
December 2010 |
| Stroke Care Registry |
Annually |
July 2010 |
December 2010 |
| Nursing Care Registry |
Annually |
July 2010 |
December 2010 |
| Patient Safety |
| Serious Complications and Deaths |
Annually |
October 2008 |
June 2010 |
| Hospital Acquired Conditions |
Annually |
October 2008 |
June 2010 |
| Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) |
Annually |
January 2011 |
March 2011 |