CMS Use of QIs
CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] recently decided to use 9 QIs for Public Reporting in Hospital Compare
- Death among surgical patients with treatable serious complications
- Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult
- Postoperative wound dehiscence
- Accidental puncture or laceration
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) mortality (w and w/o volume)
- Hip fracture mortality
- Mortality for selected medical conditions (composite)
- Mortality for selected surgical procedures (composite)
- Complications/patient safety for selected conditions (composite)
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