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Measures Most Viewed

Use the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC) Measure Most Viewed Browse to find a listing of NQMC's most frequently viewed measures. You can sort this list of measures by the previous month, week, or day, and by the top 10, 20, or 30 measures.

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509 Decubitus ulcer: rate per 1,000 eligible admissions. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NQMC:002328
372 Intensive care - ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention: number of ventilator days where the patient's head of bed (HOB) is elevated equal to or greater than 30 degrees. Joint Commission, The NQMC:002141
363 Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS): percentage of patients with chest pain symptoms in emergency department (ED) receiving early therapy including intravenous (IV) access, oxygen, nitroglycerin, morphine and a chewable aspirin on arrival. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement NQMC:002894
343 Initial management of abnormal cervical cytology (Pap smear) and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing: percentage of adult women diagnosed with initial abnormal cervical cytology of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) with high-risk HPV type who have follow-up colposcopy within six months of abnormality identified. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement NQMC:002873
333 Intra-procedure colonoscopy complication rate: percentage of patients who developed one or more intra-procedure complications. Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement, Performance Measurement Initiative, Colonoscopy Work Group NQMC:000809
329 Diagnosis and treatment of adult degenerative joint disease (DJD)/Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee: percentage of patients diagnosed with DJD with knee x-ray panels that include a standing view of the knee. Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement NQMC:003267
291 Asthma admission rate (area level): rate per 100,000 population. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NQMC:002340
269 Breast cancer screening: percent of women age 50 to 69 screened in the past two years for breast cancer. Veterans Health Administration NQMC:002481
268 Patient understanding of colonoscopy procedure: percentage of patients answering "yes" to the post-procedure telephone interview question "Did you have an adequate understanding of your procedure?". Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement, Performance Measurement Initiative, Colonoscopy Work Group NQMC:000810
263 Antibiotic prophylaxis: percentage of patients who undergo hysterectomy who receive antibiotic prophylaxis prior to surgery, during the 6 month time period. Australian Council on Healthcare Standards NQMC:003341