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Latest Quarterly Quality Data Refresh on CMS Hospital Compare Website

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The following is a summary of the latest data refresh on CMS Hospital Compare:

  1. Patient Satisfaction HCAHPS – data updated to 2013Q3_2014Q2.  Note New: H_STAR_RATING (for all measures and summary star rating): Survey of patients’ experiences Star Ratings: 2013Q3_2014Q2 (for more information relating to new star rating for HCAHPS measures see http://blogs.ipro.org/abouthealthtransparency/2015/03/20/cms-adding-hcahps-star-ratings-to-hospital-compare-web-site/
  2. Heart Attack (HA):  data updated for:
    4 Outpatient HA measures (OP_3b, OP_5, OP_2; OP_4) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
    4 HA measures (AMI_7A, AMI_8a, AMI_2; AMI_10) to  2013Q3_2014Q2
  3. Heart Failure (HF): data updated for 3 measures (HF_1, HF_2, HF_3) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  4. Pneumonia (PN): data updated for PN_6 to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  5. SCI:  data updated for:
    2 outpatient measures (OP_6, OP_7) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
    8 SCI measures (SCIP_INF_1, SCIP_INF_2, SCIP_INF_3, SCIP_INF_4, SCIP_INF_9, SCIP_INF_10, SCIP_VTE_2, SCIP_CARD_2) to  2013Q3_2014Q2.
    Note: SCIP_VTE_1 now reporting under Blood Clot measures
  6. EMERGENCY DEPT: data updated for 8 measures (EDV, ED_1b, ED_2b, OP_18b, OP_20, OP_21, OP_22, OP_23) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  7. PREVENTIVE CARE data updated for 2 measures:
    IMM_2:  Patients assessed and given influenza vaccination:13Q3_14Q2
    IMM_3_FAC_ADHPCT: Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination to 2013Q4_2014Q1.
    Note: no data reported for the measure IMM-1a Patients assessed and given pneumonia vaccination
  8. STROKE CARE: data updated for 8 measures (STK_4, STK_5, STK_1, STK_2, STK_3, STK_6, STK_8, STK_10) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  9. BLOOD CLOT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: data updated for 6 measures (VTE_1, VTE_2, VTE_3, VTE_4, VTE_5, VTE_6) to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  10. PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY CARE: data updated for1 measure (PC_01) to  2013Q3_2014Q2
  11. HAI:  data updated for 6 measures to 2013Q3_2014Q2
  12. USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING: data updated for 6 measures (OP_8 to OP_14) to 2012Q3_2013Q2
  13. PAYMENT:
    MSPB_1: Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary): data not updated – still reporting 2013Q1_2013Q4
    PAYM_30_AMI: Payment for heart attack patients: data updated to 2010Q3_2013Q2
  14. NUMBER OF MEDICARE PATIENTS:
    MV: Number of Medicare patients treated 2012Q4_2013Q3

Data not updated for the following:

  1. READMISSIONS, COMPLICATIONS AND DEATHS:
    30 DAY OUTCOMES: 3 Mortality measures & 7 Readmissions measures: (data not updated – still reporting 10Q3_13Q2)
    (READM_30_AMI, MORT_30_AMI, READM_30_HF, MORT_30_HF, READM_30_PN, MORT_30_PN, READM_30_HIP_KNEE, READM_30_HOSP_WIDE, READM_30_COPD, MORT_30_COPD, READM_30_STK, MORT_30_STK)
  2. SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS:
    COMP_HIP_KNEE: : data not updated – still reporting 10Q2_13Q1
    PSI_90_SAFETY; PSI_4_SURG_COMP: data not updated – still reporting 11Q3_13Q2
  3. STRUCTURAL MEASURES
    6 measures (SM_PART_CARD, SM_PART_STROKE, SM_PART_NURSE,  ACS_REGISTRY    SM_PART_GEN_SURG, OP_25) – data not updated – still reporting  2012Q1_2012Q4
  4. HIT MEASURES:
    2 measurs (OP_12 , OP_17)   – data not updated – still reporting 2012Q1_2012Q4
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