Data Refresh on CMS Hospital Compare

The following is a summary of the latest quality data updated on CMS Hospital Compare.  Data was updated on February 28, 2019.

1. Structural measures (8 measures)

• 6 measures (ACS Registery, SM_SS_CHECK,  SM-HS-PATIENT-SAF, OP_25, OP_12, OP-17) reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)

Note: 2 measures (SM-PART-NURSE, SM-PART-GEN-SURG) were not included in this update

2. HCAPHS: (29 measures) data updated to report data through 17Q2_18Q1

3.Timely & effective care: Sepsis care  (1 measure)

•  1 measure (SEP-1) reporting data 17Q12_18Q1

4.Timely & effective care: Cataract surgery outcome (1 measure)

• 1 measure (OP-31) reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)

5. Timely & effective care – Colonoscopy follow-up (2 measures)

• 2 measures (OP-29, OP-30) reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)

6. Timely & effective care: Heart Attack (5 measures)

•  5 measures (OP-3b, OP-5, OP-4 OP-2, OP-1) data updated to report data through 17Q2_18Q1

Note: OP-1: Median Time to Fibrinolysis included in this update

7. Timely & effective care – Emergency Department (8 measures)

• 2 measures (EDV, OP-22) reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)
• 6 measures (ED-1b, ED-2b, OP-18b, OP-20, OP-21, OP-23) data updated to report data through 17Q2_18Q1

8. Timely & effective care – Preventive care (2 measures)

• 2 measures (IMM-2) through 17Q4_18Q1 (data updated annually in January (IMM-2); October (IMM-3-OP-27-FAC-ADHPCT))

9. Timely & effective care – Blood clot prevention & treatment (1 measure)

• 1 measure (VTE-6) data updated to report data through 17Q2_18Q1.

10. Timely & effective care – Pregnancy & delivery care (1 measure)

• 1 measure (PC-01) data remains unchanged, reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4

11. Timely and Effective Care – Cancer care (1 measure)

• 1 measure (OP-33) reporting data for 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)

12. Complications – Surgical complications (13 measures)

• 1 measure (COMP-HIP-KNEE) reporting data through 14Q2_17Q1 (data updated annually in July)
• 12 measures* (PSI-90-SAFETY, PSI-3-ULCER, PSI-4-SURG-COMP, PSI-6-IAT-PTX, PSI-7-CVCBI, PSI-8-POST-HIP, PSI-9-POST-HEM, PSI-10-POST-KIDNEY, PSI-11-POST-RESP, PSI-12-POSTOP-PULMEMB-DVT, PSI-13-POST-SEPSIS, PSI-14-POSTOP-DEHIS, PSI-15-ACC-LAC) reporting data through 15Q4_17Q2 (data updated annually in July)

* Diagnosis coding switched from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2015. Data for the FY 2019 CMS PSI measures only represent the 21-month performance period of ICD-10 claims (10/1/2015 to 6/30/2017).

13. Complications & deaths – Infections (6 measures)

• 6 measures (HAI-1, HAI-2, HAI-3, HAI-4, HAI-5, HAI-6) data updated to report data through 17Q2_18Q1.

14. Unplanned Hospital Visits – including 30 day rates of readmission (12 measures)

• 1 measure (OP-32) reporting data for 17Q1_17Q4 (data updated annually in January)
• 10 measures (READM-30-COPD, READM-30-AMI, READM-30-HF, READM-30-PN*, READM-30-STK, READM-30-CABG, READM-30-HIP-KNEE, EDAC-30-AMI, EDAC-30-HF, EDAC-30-PN) reporting data through 14Q3_17Q2 (data updated annually in July)
•  1 measure (READM-30-HOSP-WIDE) reporting data through 16Q3_17Q2 (data updated annually in July)

15. Complications & deaths – 30 day death rates (6 measures)

• 6 measures (MORT-30-COPD, MORT-30-AMI, MORT-30-HF, MORT-30-PN, MORT-30-STK, MORT-30-CABG) reporting data through 14Q3_17Q2 (data updated annually in July)

16. Use of medical imaging – Outpatient imaging efficiency (6 measures)

• 6 measures (OP-8, OP-9, OP-10, OP-11, OP-13, OP-14) reporting data through 16Q3_17Q2  (data updated annually in July)

17. Payment & value of care – Clinical Episode-Based Payment (6 measures) *new

• 6 measures (CEBP-AA, CEBP-CELLULITIS, CEBP-CHOLE-CDE, CEBP-GI, CEBP-KIDNEY-UTI, CEBP-SFUSION) reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4  (data updated annually in January)

18. Payment & value of care – Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (1 measure)

• 1 measure (MSPB-1)  reporting data through 17Q1_17Q4  (data updated annually in January)

19. Payment & value of care – Payment Measures (4 measures)

• 3 measures (PAYM_30_AMI, PAYM_30_HF, PAYM_30_PN) reporting data through 14Q3_17Q2   (data is updated annually in July)
• 1 measure (PAYM-90-HIP-KNEE) reporting data through 14Q2_17Q1   (data updated annually in July)