• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010985
  • 2008 Apr

Pulmonary resection: percentage of patients undergoing pulmonary resection who have a documented follow-up plan at time of patient discharge from hospital.

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006141
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - fatigue/anemia: percentage of known cancer patients who are newly diagnosed with cancer who had an assessment of the presence or absence of fatigue.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006158
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - information and care planning: percentage of patients with advanced cancer who died an expected death who were referred for palliative care prior to death (hospital-based or community hospice) or there was documentation why there was no referral.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010900
  • 2016 May
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Hospice experience: percentage of caregivers who reported that they got emotional and religious support on the CAHPS Hospice Survey.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006161
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - information and care planning: percentage of patients who underwent chemotherapy and, prior to chemotherapy, were informed about the risks and benefits of treatment, including likely symptoms and side effects, and whether the treatment intent is curative or palliative.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006130
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - pain: percentage of patients treated for spinal cord compression for whom there was follow-up of neurologic symptoms and signs within 1 week after treatment was completed.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006155
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - delirium: percentage of hospitalized patients with cancer over the age of 65 or with advanced cancer with delirium for whom there was an assessment for the presence or absence of at least one of the following potential causes and their association with delirium: medication effects, central nervous system disease, infection, or metabolic processes.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010897
  • 2016 May
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Hospice experience: percentage of caregivers who reported that the hospice team communicated well on the CAHPS Hospice Survey.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010903
  • 2016 May
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Hospice experience: percentage of caregivers who reported that their family member received the best hospice care possible on the CAHPS Hospice Survey.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009485
  • 2000 Jan

Assessment of chronic illness care: average score for the "Delivery System Design" subscale on the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) Survey.

The MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010065
  • 2015 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Patient experiences of psychiatric care: percent of patients who responded positively to the "Dignity" domain on the Inpatient Consumer Survey (ICS).

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc.

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006132
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - depression and psychosocial distress: percentage of patients treated for depression for whom a response to therapy was documented within 6 weeks.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010716
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who received the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010977
  • 2008 Apr

Pulmonary resection: percentage of patients undergoing pulmonary resection whose smoking history was documented preoperatively.

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010713
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who were offered and declined the seasonal influenza vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006147
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - dyspnea: percentage of patients who reported new or worsening dyspnea for whom there was documentation of cause or of investigation of at least one of the following: hypoxia, anemia, bronchospasm or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleural effusion, tumor obstruction of bronchi or the trachea, pneumonia, or pulmonary embolism.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006135
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - nausea and vomiting: percentage of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with a high acute emetic risk for whom a 3-drug regimen including single doses of a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, dexamethasone, and selective neurokinin-1 receptor blocker was given immediately prior to chemotherapy.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009482
  • 2000 Jan

Assessment of chronic illness care: average score for the "Community Linkages" subscale on the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) Survey.

The MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006138
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - nausea and vomiting: percentage of inpatients with nausea or vomiting who were offered a change in therapy within 24 hours of the initial report of nausea or vomiting.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010983
  • 2008 Apr

Pulmonary resection: percentage of patients undergoing pulmonary resection who have documentation of analog pain scores greater than or equal to 6 out of 10 during hospitalization.

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic