NQMC Update Service: November 18, 2013 ▲ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

NQMC Update Service: November 18, 2013

November 18, 2013

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

• Emergency department (ED): admit decision time to ED departure time for admitted patients. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Emergency department (ED): median time from ED arrival to ED departure for admitted ED patients. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Heart failure: percent of patients discharged home with written instructions or educational material given to patient or caregiver at discharge or during the hospital stay addressing all of the following: activity level, diet, discharge medications, follow-up appointment, weight monitoring, and what to do if symptoms worsen. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Heart failure: percent of patients with documentation in the hospital record that LVS function was evaluated before arrival, during hospitalization, or is planned for after discharge. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Heart failure: percent of patients with LVSD who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Immunization: percent of acute care hospitalized inpatients 65 years of age and older AND inpatients aged between 5 and 64 years who are considered high risk and were screened for receipt of pneumococcal vaccine and were vaccinated prior to discharge, if indicated. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Immunization: percent of acute care hospitalized inpatients age 6 months and older who were screened for seasonal influenza immunization status and were vaccinated prior to discharge, if indicated. This updates a previously published measure summary.