Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

Measure Summaries

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

• Pneumonia: percent of patients who were transferred or admitted to the ICU within 24 hours of hospital arrival, who had blood cultures performed within 24 hours prior to or the day prior to arrival, the day of arrival, or within 24 hours after arrival to the hospital. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: percent of patients whose initial emergency room blood culture specimen was collected prior to first hospital dose of antibiotics. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: percent of immunocompetent patients with community-acquired pneumonia who receive an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: percent of immunocompetent ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia who receive an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: percent of immunocompetent non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients with community-acquired pneumonia who receive an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines. This updates a previously published measure summary.