• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010223
  • 2015 Mar

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of all computed tomography colonography (CTC) exams, either screening or diagnostic, with a clinically significant extracolonic finding, not otherwise known based on the history provided or based on a prior imaging procedure at the institution.

American College of Radiology

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010204
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for procedures using fluoroscopy that include radiation exposure indices, or exposure time and number of fluorographic images (if radiation exposure indices are not available).

American College of Radiology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010053
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions experiencing a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure, or wrong implant.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010050
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions experiencing a fall within the confines of the ASC.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010046
  • 2015 Oct

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions requiring a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from the ASC.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010047
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions with surgical site hair removal with a razor or clippers from the scrotal area, or with clippers or depilatory cream for all other surgical sites.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010051
  • 2015 Oct

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions with an order for a prophylactic IV antibiotic for prevention of surgical site infection, who received the prophylactic antibiotic on time.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010049
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) admissions experiencing a burn prior to discharge.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010245
  • 2015 Mar

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing procedures with the indications for prophylactic parenteral antibiotics who have an order for prophylactic parenteral antibiotic to be given within 1 hour (2 if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin).

American College of Radiology

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010670
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' satisfaction with care: in-center hemodialysis patients' overall rating of their dialysis center.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010669
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' satisfaction with care: in-center hemodialysis patients' overall rating of their dialysis center staff.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010666
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' experiences: percentage of in-center hemodialysis patients who reported how often they were satisfied with the quality of dialysis center care and operations.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010668
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' satisfaction with care: in-center hemodialysis patients' overall rating of their kidney doctors.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010665
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' experiences: percentage of in-center hemodialysis patients who reported how often their nephrologist cared and communicated well.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010667
  • 2016 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

In-center hemodialysis patients' experiences: percentage of in-center hemodialysis patients who reported whether specified information was provided to them.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; CAHPS Consortium; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010871
  • 2015 Sep
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

End stage renal disease (ESRD): percentage of patient months for all pediatric (< 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis patients in which the delivered dose of hemodialysis (calculated from the last measurement of the month using the UKM or Daugirdas II formula) was spKt/V ≥ 1.2.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010439
  • 2016 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Imaging efficiency: percentage of stress echocardiography, SPECT MPI, or stress MRI studies performed at a hospital outpatient facility in the 30 days prior to an ambulatory low-risk, non-cardiac surgery performed anywhere.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010052
  • 2015 Oct

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of cataract surgery patients who have an unplanned anterior vitrectomy.

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010048
  • 2015 Oct

Ambulatory surgery: percentage of patients having surgical procedures under general or neuraxial anesthesia of 60 minutes or more in duration who are normothermic within 15 minutes of arrival in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).

Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Quality Collaboration

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011100
  • 2016 Oct

Renal cancer: proportion of patients with a diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) receiving active treatment who undergo cross-sectional imaging of the chest, abdomen +/- pelvis before first treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce