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

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Measure Collection Period
From To
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