NQMC Update Service: May 20, 2013 || Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

NQMC Update Service: May 20, 2013

NQMC Update Service: May 20, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 05/20/2013 12:00 PM EDT

May 20, 2013

New This Week

Measure Summaries Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Cataract surgery: percentage of patients having a discharge intention of 1 day, who had an overnight admission following cataract surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Cataract surgery: percentage of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following cataract surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Cataract surgery: percentage of patients having an anterior vitrectomy at the time of cataract surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Cataract surgery: percentage of readmissions (related to the operated eye) within 28 days of discharge following cataract surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Glaucoma surgery: percentage of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following glaucoma surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Glaucoma surgery: percentage of patients with a total length of stay (LOS) greater than 3 days following glaucoma surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Glaucoma surgery: percentage of readmissions (related to the operated eye) within 28 days of discharge following glaucoma surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Refractive surgery: percentage of patients having a complication (medical or surgical) within 28 days following excimer laser surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Refractive surgery: percentage of patients having a discharge intention of 1 day, who had an overnight admission following refractive surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Refractive surgery: percentage of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following refractive surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Refractive surgery: percentage of patients having an anterior vitrectomy at the time of refractive surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Refractive surgery: percentage of readmissions (related to the operated eye) within 28 days of discharge following refractive surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Retinal detachment surgery: percentage of patients having an unplanned readmission within 28 days of discharge following retinal detachment surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Retinal detachment surgery: percentage of patients having an unplanned reoperation on the same eye within 28 days following retinal detachment surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Retinal detachment surgery: percentage of patients with a total length of stay (LOS) greater than 4 days following retinal detachment surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary. Retinal detachment surgery: percentage of unplanned readmissions within 28 days of discharge following retinal detachment surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.