CBE ID
0161
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description
Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who expired during hospital stay.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
1.14 Numerator
Inpatient mortality of AMI patients
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
AMI patients (International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] principal diagnosis code of AMI: 410.01, 410.11, 410.21, 410.31, 410.41, 410.51, 410.61, 410.71, 410.81, 410.91)
Exclusions
Exclusions
Exclusions:
•18 years of age
•Transferred to another acute care hospital or federal hospital
•Received in transfer from another acute care hospital
•Discharged to hospice
•Patients with comfort measures only documented by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
Note: The measure population does not include deaths that occurred in the emergency department.
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Project 2010-2013
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
The Joint Commission
Steward POC email
Importance
Care Gaps
Feasibility
Scientific Acceptability
Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustment
Public Comments