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3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)

CBE ID
0228
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

The CTM-3 is a hospital level measure of performance that reports the average patient reported quality of preparation for self-care response among adult patients discharged from general acute care hospitals within the past 30 days.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      The numerator is the hospital level sum of CTM-3 scores for all eligible sampled patients.

      1.15 Denominator

      The denominator includes the number of eligble sampled adult patients discharged from a general acute care hospital.

      Exclusions

      N/A

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Experience and Function Spring Cycle 2019
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      The 3-item Care Transitions Measure/CTM is (C) Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH

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