Hospital quality data updated on CMS Hospital Compare

The following is a summary of the latest quality data update posted to CMS Hospital Compare (April 17th):

• HCAHPS: 2012Q3_2013Q2

• HQA measures (HA, HF, SCI, PN): 2012Q3_2013Q2
• Emergency Department Care measures: 2012Q3_2013Q2 except for one measure – Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen: 2012Q1_2012Q2
• Preventive Care measures:

1. Patients assessed & given influenza vaccination: 2012Q4_2013Q1
2. Patients assessed & given pneumonia vaccination 2012Q3_2013Q2

• Stroke Care measures: 2013Q1_2013Q2
• Blood clot & treatment & prevention measures: 2013Q1_2013Q2
• Pregnancy & delivery care measures: 2013Q1_2013Q2

• Readmissions & death rates measures:

1. 30-day outcomes: 2009Q3_2012Q2, except for one measure: Rate of unplanned readmissions after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide): 2011Q3_2012Q2
2. Surgical complication measures: 2010Q3_2012Q2, except for one measure: Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients: 2009Q3_2012Q1
3. HAI measures:
   • CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI: Colon, SSI: Hysterectomy: 2012Q3_2013Q2
   • MRSA (bloodstream infections), Cdiff (intestinal infections): 2013Q1_2013Q2
4. Other readmissions measure: American College of Cardiology PCI readmission measure: 1/1/2010-11/30/2011

• Outpatient measures:

1. HA, SCI: 2012Q3_2013Q2
2. Use of medical imaging measures: 2011Q1_2011Q4

• Medicare payment: 2012Q1_2012Q4
• Number of Medicare patients: 2011Q4_2012Q3
• Structural measures: 2012Q1_2012Q4
• HIT measures: 2012Q1_2012Q2