NQMC Update Service: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

NQMC Update Service: December 4, 2017

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.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate following COPD hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): hospital 30-day, all-cause risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) following isolated CABG surgery. This updates a previously published measure summary.
• Heart failure (HF): hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate (RSMR) 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.
• Stroke: hospital 30-day, all-cause, risk-standardized mortality rate (RMSR) following ischemic stroke hospitalization.This updates a previously published measure summary.