• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005000
  • 2009 Feb

Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital take steps to monitor and control normothermia in major surgery (procedures lasting more than two hours)?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004960
  • 2009 Feb

Nurse staffing levels: does the hospital have specific rules on nurse staffing levels?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008548
  • 2011 Mar

Planning, organization, and management: percentage of days without the physical presence of an intensivist 24 hours/day.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004983
  • 2009 Feb

Prevention of pressure ulcers: does the hospital have rules or protocols for prevention of pressure ulcers?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008446
  • 2011 Mar

Cardiac care: does the hospital's heart surgery unit have a registry that includes most of the specified indicators?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004963
  • 2009 Feb

Medication errors: does the hospital have a protocol for detection, recording and reporting of medication errors that involves the pharmacy service?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008552
  • 2011 Mar

Continuing medical education, teaching, and research: does the hospital have duly updated basic protocols?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009348
  • 2013 Nov

Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have education and training regarding palliative care concepts.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000529
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Team Value" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004986
  • 2009 Feb

Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE): does the hospital have guidelines or protocol for prevention of VTE?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000521
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Family Education" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005029
  • 2009 Feb

Identification of high-alert medications: does the hospital have norms on special labeling and storage of high-alert medications?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010637
  • 2015 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Communication climate: mean score for the "Performance Evaluation" domain on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005012
  • 2009 Feb

Hand washing: does the hospital have training courses in hand washing within the last year's training activities?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004969
  • 2009 Feb

Medication errors: does the hospital have a list, rules or guidelines on abbreviations, symbols and dose designations connected with medication errors?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004989
  • 2009 Feb

Management of anticoagulants: does the hospital have norms for heparin administration using a nomogram?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011202
  • 2016 Jul

Prostate cancer: number of radical prostatectomy procedures performed by a surgeon over a 1 year period.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000518
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Client Preferences" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005021
  • 2009 Feb

Standardized methods for labeling, packaging and storing medications: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol approved by the hospital on maintenance of cardiac arrest carts?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010640
  • 2015 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Communication climate: mean score for the "Language" domain on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000530
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Evidence-based Practice" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004995
  • 2009 Feb

Prevention of surgical wound infection: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol approved by the hospital for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000524
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Natural Supports" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005018
  • 2009 Feb

Standardized methods for labeling, packaging and storing medications: does the hospital have guidelines or protocols on correct storage, conservation and restocking of medications in nurse station dispensaries?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005015
  • 2009 Feb

Influenza vaccination for hospital personnel: does the hospital have guidelines or protocol on influenza vaccination for staff?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000527
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Medication Management" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005027
  • 2009 Feb

Identification of high-alert medications: does the hospital have a list of high-alert medications?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000516
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Goals" scale.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:005030
  • 2009 Feb

Identification of high-alert medications: does the hospital have pre-printed prescriptions for Cytostatics drugs?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:004961
  • 2009 Feb

Nurse staff workload: does the hospital assess nursing staff workload?

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:000525
  • 2003 Jun

Competency Assessment Instrument (CAI): provider's mean score on the "Stigma" scale.