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30-Day Unplanned Readmissions for Cancer Patients

  • 30-Day Unplanned Readmissions for Cancer Patients measure is a cancer-specific measure. It provides the rate at which all adult cancer patients covered as Fee-for-Service Medicare beneficiaries have an unplanned readmission within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital. The unplanned readmission is defined as a subsequent inpatient admission to a short-term acute care hospital, which occurs within 30 days of the discharge date of an eligible index admission and has an admission type of “emergency” or “urgent.”

    CBE ID
    3188

ACEI or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction - Heart Failure (HF) Patients

  • Percentage of heart failure (HF) patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge. For purposes of this measure, LVSD is defined as chart documentation of a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 40% or a narrative description of left ventricular systolic (LVS) function consistent with moderate or severe systolic dysfunction.

    CBE ID
    0162

ACEI or ARB for left ventricular systolic dysfunction- Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Patients

  • Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge. For purposes of this measure, LVSD is defined as chart documentation of a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 40% or a narrative description of left ventricular systolic (LVS) function consistent with moderate or severe systolic dysfunction.

    CBE ID
    0137

Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia

  • Percentage of individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for antipsychotic medications and had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for antipsychotic medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

    CBE ID
    1879

Adherence to Mood Stabilizers for Individuals with Bipolar I Disorder

  • Percentage of individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with bipolar I disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for mood stabilizer medications and had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for mood stabilizer medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

    CBE ID
    1880

Adult Kidney Disease: Hemodialysis Adequacy: Solute

  • Percentage of calendar months within a 12-month period during which patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving hemodialysis three times a week for >= 90 days have a spKt/V >= 1.2

    CBE ID
    0323