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The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC) Web site,
sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, is updated weekly. The "What's New Archive" contains each weekly update file,
organized by year since the release of the NQMC Web site. To view a measure summary, click on a title.
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February 1, 2010
Grupo de Investigación sobre Gestión de la Calidad en Servicios de Salud, University of Murcia, under contract to the Spanish Ministry of Health
Assessment and prevention of thrombotic and ischemic complications in patients undergoing procedures with pneumatic tourniquet: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for nursing practices for controlled ischemia in surgical procedures and post-operative care?
Assessment and prevention of thrombotic and ischemic complications in patients undergoing procedures with pneumatic tourniquet: percentage of failures in monitoring ischemia time and pressure in surgical procedures using pneumatic tourniquet.
Assessment and prevention of thrombotic and ischemic complications in patients undergoing procedures with pneumatic tourniquet: percentage of surgical procedures in which pneumatic tourniquet pressure and time of inflation are recorded.
Assessment of risk and prevention of malnutrition: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for prevention of malnutrition?
Assessment of risk and prevention of malnutrition: percentage of intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving artificial nutrition whose calorific-protein requirement is calculated on a regular basis.
Assessment of risk and prevention of malnutrition: percentage of intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are assessed for risk of malnutrition within 24 hours after admission.
Prevention of contrast-induced renal damage: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol approved by the hospital for prevention of acute nephropathy caused by exposure to iodine-containing contrast media?
Prevention of contrast-induced renal damage: percentage of patients at risk of developing acute nephropathy to whom a prevention program is applied prior to tests with iodine-containing contrast media.
Prevention of contrast-induced renal damage: percentage of patients whose renal function (creatinine level) is assessed within the 24 hours prior to undergoing tests with iodine-containing contrast media.
Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital take steps to monitor and control normothermia in major surgery (procedures lasting more than two hours).
Prevention of surgical wound infection: percentage of patients who receive an inspired oxygen fraction greater than or equal to 80% in major surgery (procedures lasting more than two hours) with general anesthesia.
January 25, 2010
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): 30-day mortality rate.
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): thirty-day all-cause risk standardized readmission rate following AMI hospitalization.
Heart failure (HF): 30-day mortality rate.
Heart failure (HF): thirty-day all-cause risk standardized readmission rate following HF hospitalization.
Pneumonia (PN): 30-day mortality rate.
Pneumonia: thirty-day all-cause risk standardized readmission rate following pneumonia hospitalization.
January 18, 2010
Grupo de Investigación sobre Gestión de la Calidad en Servicios de Salud, University of Murcia, under contract to the Spanish Ministry of Health
Prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for prevention of CVC-related infections?
Prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections: percentage of CVCs in use that are correctly maintained (adequate care).
Prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections: percentage of full barrier precautions items not performed when inserting CVCs.
Prevention of central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections: percentage of maintenance failures in CVCs.
Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol approved by the hospital for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery?
Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol approved by the hospital for specific nursing practices for post-operative wound care?
Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for nursing practices for surgical preparation of skin and mucous?
Prevention of surgical wound infection: percentage of surgical procedures that meet recommendations on antibiotic prophylaxis.
Prevention of surgical wound infections: percentage of errors (quality defects) in antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical procedures.
January 11, 2010
Grupo de Investigación sobre Gestión de la Calidad en Servicios de Salud, University of Murcia, under contract to the Spanish Ministry of Health
Management of anticoagulants: does the hospital have a guideline or protocol for the management of oral anticoagulants by patients, for patients who receive anticoagulants from outpatient clinics or health centers?
Management of anticoagulants: does the hospital have norms for heparin administration using a nomogram?
Management of anticoagulants: percentage of patients assessed for weight and renal function before starting anticoagulant therapy with heparin.
Prevention of pressure ulcers: percentage of days at risk of patients over 64 years of age with appropriate postural changes according to their risk of developing pressure ulcers.
Prevention of pressure ulcers: percentage of patients 65 years of age or older who were assessed within 24 hours of admission to hospital for the risk of developing pressure ulcers.
Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE): does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for prevention of VTE?
Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE): percentage of patients over 64 years of age assessed in the first 24 hours after admission to hospital for the risk of developing VTE.
January 4, 2010
Atkinson, Mark J, Ph.D.; Hass, Steven L, Ph.D.
"Convenience" scale of the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM): the mean scale score for the "Convenience" items on the TSQM (version II).
"Effectiveness" scale of the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM): the mean scale score for the "Effectiveness" items on the TSQM (version II).
"Global Satisfaction" scale of the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM): the mean scale score for the "Global Satisfaction" items on the TSQM (version II).
"Side Effects" scale of the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM): the mean scale score for the "Side Effects" items on the TSQM (version II).
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients who were screened for dysphagia before taking any food, fluids or medication (including aspirin) by mouth.
Prevention and management of obesity (mature adolescents and adults): percentage of patients with a documented elevated body mass index (BMI) who receive education and counseling for weight loss strategies, which include nutrition, physical activity, lifestyle changes, medication therapy and/or surgery. This updates a previously published measure summary.
