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Quality Definitions and Methodology

Quality Data Collection Periods as Posted on Hospital Compare on 01/18/2013

Measure Collection Period
From To
Timely Heart Attack Care
AMI-7a. Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival4/1/20113/31/2012
AMI-8a. PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival4/1/20113/31/2012
OP-2. Fibrinolytic Therapy received within 30 minutes4/1/20113/31/2012
OP-3b. Median Time to transfer patients for Acute Coronary Intervention4/1/20113/31/2012
OP-4. Aspirin at Arrival4/1/20113/31/2012
OP-5. Median Time to ECG4/1/20113/31/2012
Effective Heart Attack Care
AMI-2. Aspirin at Discharge4/1/20113/31/2012
AMI-10. Heart Attack Patients Given a Prescription for a Statin at Discharge4/1/20113/31/2012
Effective Heart Failure Care
HF-1. Discharge Instructions4/1/20113/31/2012
HF-2. Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function4/1/20113/31/2012
HF-3. ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)4/1/20113/31/2012
Effective Pneumonia Care
PN-3b. Blood Cultures Performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospita4/1/20113/31/2012
PN-6. Appropriate Initial Antibiotic Selection4/1/20113/31/2012
Emergency Department: AMI Cardiac Care
OP-1. Median Time to Fibrinolysis4/1/20113/31/2012
Timely Surgical Care
OP-6. Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-1. Prophylactic Antibiotic Received Within 1 Hour Prior to Surgical Incision4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-3. Prophylactic Antibiotics Discontinued Within 24 Hours After Surgery End Time4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-VTE-2. Appropriate Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to Surgery to 24 Hours After Surgery4/1/20113/31/2012
Effective Surgical Care
OP-7. Prophylactic Antiobiotic Selection4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-CARD-2. Patients on beta blocker at admission who received beta blocker during perioperative period4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-2. Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-4. Blood glucose controlled in days following heart surgery4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-9. Urinary catheter removed within two days following surgery4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-INF-10. Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal by the end of surgery4/1/20113/31/2012
SCIP-VTE-1. Recommended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Ordered4/1/20113/31/2012
Timely Emergency Department Care
ED-1b. Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient1/1/20123/31/2012
ED-2b. Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-18b. Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-20. Average time patients spent in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-21. Average time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before receiving pain medication1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-23. Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival1/1/20123/31/2012
Preventative Care
IMM-1a. Patients assessed and given pneumonia vaccination1/1/20123/31/2012
IMM-2. Patients assessed and given influenza vaccination1/1/20123/31/2012
Effective Children's Asthma Care
CAC-1. Reliever Medication4/1/20113/31/2012
CAC-2. Systemic Corticosteroid Medication4/1/20113/31/2012
CAC-3. Home Management Plan4/1/20113/31/2012
Survey of Patient Hospital Experiences
HCAHPS. Patient Survey Results4/1/20113/31/2012
30-Day Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates
MORT-AMI. Heart Attack7/1/20086/30/2011
MORT-HF. Heart Failure7/1/20086/30/2011
MORT-PN. Pneumonia7/1/20086/30/2011
30-Day Risk Adjusted Readmission Rates
READM-AMI. Heart Attack7/1/20086/30/2011
READM-HF. Heart Failure7/1/20086/30/2011
READM-PN. Pneumonia7/1/20086/30/2011
Hospital Acquired Conditions
HAC-1. Foreign object retained after surgery7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-2. Air embolism7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-3. Blood incompatibility7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-4. Pressure ulcer stages III and IV7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-5. Falls and trauma7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-6. Vascular catheter-associated infection7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-7. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection7/1/20096/30/2011
HAC-8. Manifestations of poor glycemic control7/1/20096/30/2011
Serious Complications and Deaths
IQI-11. Death after surgery to repair a weakness in the abdominal aorta7/1/20096/30/2011
IQI-19. Deaths after admission for a broken hip7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-4. Death from serious treatable complications after surgery7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-6. Collapsed lung due to medical treatment7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-11. Breathing failure after surgery7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-12. Serious blood clots after surgery7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-14. A wound that splits open after surgery7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-15. Accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment7/1/20096/30/2011
PSI-90. Serious Complications7/1/20096/30/2011
Healthcare Associated Infections
HAI-1-SIR. Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)4/1/20113/31/2012
HAI-2-SIR. Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)1/1/20123/31/2012
HAI-3-SIR. Surgical Site Infections from colon surgery (SSI: Colon)1/1/20123/31/2012
HAI-4-SIR. Surgical Site Infections from abdominal hysterectomy (SSI: Hysterectomy)1/1/20123/31/2012
Use of Medical Imaging
OP-8. MRI Lumbar Spine for Low Back Pain1/1/201012/31/2010
OP-9. Mammography Follow-up Rates1/1/201012/31/2010
OP-10. Abdomen CT - Use of Contrast Material1/1/201012/31/2010
OP-11. Thorax CT - Use of Contrast Material1/1/201012/31/2010
OP-13. Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery1/1/201012/31/2010
OP-14. Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time1/1/201012/31/2010
Medicare Spending Per Patient
SPP-1. Spending per Hospital Patient with Medicare (displayed in ratio)5/1/201112/31/2011