The latest quality data update has been published to CMS Hospital Compare as follows:
Process of care measures reporting data from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 for all measures except: for 2 measures:
- Statin Prescribed at Discharge – reporting data for January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011
- PN 7 – Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination: reporting data for October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011
Patient experience data (HCAHPS) has also been updated, reporting data from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
Reporting time periods for the following measure sets were also updated in this data refresh on CMS Hospital Compare:
- Mortality and readmissions measures, reporting data from July 1st, 2008 through June 30th, 2011
- Medicare number of cases and spending per patient with medicare measures, reporting from 5/15/2010 through 2/14/2011
- Patient safety and hospital acquired conditions measures, reporting from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011
- Hospital acquired infection measure – Central Line Bloodstream Infections – reporting data from January 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011)