NQMC Update Service: January 14, 2013 || Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

NQMC Update Service: January 14, 2013

NQMC Update Service: January 14, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 01/14/2013 12:30 PM EST

January 14, 2013

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New This Week

Measure Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Blood transfusion: percentage of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion episodes when the hemoglobin (HB) reading is 100g/L or more, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Blood transfusion: percentage of significant adverse transfusion events related to a blood transfusion episode, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Blood transfusion: percentage of transfusion episodes where informed patient consent was not documented, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Day of surgery admissions: percentage of elective surgery patients admitted to the organisation on the day of surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Hospital readmissions: percentage of unplanned and unexpected readmissions within 14 days of separation related to the primary admission, during the 6 month time period. Hospital readmissions: percentage of unplanned and unexpected readmissions within 28 days of separation related to the primary admission, during the 6 month time period. Inpatient falls: percentage of falls in inpatients aged 65 years and older, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Inpatient falls: percentage of fractures or closed head injuries that result because of an inpatient fall, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Inpatient falls: percentage of inpatient falls where the patient's condition requires intervention, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Inpatient falls: percentage of inpatient falls, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Patient deaths: percentage of patient deaths addressed within a clinical audit process, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Pressure ulcers: percentage of inpatients who are admitted with one or more pressure ulcers, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Pressure ulcers: percentage of inpatients who develop one or more pressure ulcers during their admission, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Return to operating room: percentage of patients having an unplanned return to the operating room during the same admission, during the 6 month time period. Thromboprophylaxis: percentage of high-risk medical patients admitted who receive venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.