NQMC Update Service: April 13, 2015 ► Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

NQMC Update Service: April 13, 2015

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) following AMI hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): hospital 30-day, all-cause, unplanned risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following AMI hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): hospital-level, risk-standardized payment associated with a 30-day episode of care for AMI.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate following acute exacerbation of COPD.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized readmission rate following acute exacerbation of COPD hospitalization.

• Heart failure (HF): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) following HF hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Heart failure (HF): hospital 30-day, all-cause, unplanned risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following HF hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) following pneumonia hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Pneumonia: hospital 30-day, all-cause, unplanned risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following pneumonia hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Stroke: hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate following acute ischemic stroke hospitalization.

• Stroke: hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized readmission rate following acute ischemic stroke hospitalization.

• Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and/or total knee arthroplasty (TKA): hospital-level 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following elective primary THA and/or TKA. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and/or total knee arthroplasty (TKA): hospital-level risk-standardized complication rate (RSCR) following elective primary THA and/or TKA. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Unplanned readmission: hospital-wide all-cause, unplanned readmission rate (HWR). This updates a previously published measure summary.