NQMC Update Service: December 22, 2014

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 12/22/2014 12:00 PM EST

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

December 22, 2014

New This Week

Measure Summaries

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Hospital inpatients' experiences: adult inpatients' overall rating of this hospital. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often the area around their room was quiet at night. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often the hospital staff communicated well about new medications. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often the hospital staff was responsive to their needs. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their doctors communicated well. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their nurses communicated well. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their pain was controlled. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their room and bathroom were kept clean. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported whether they were provided specific discharge information. This updates a previously published measure summary.

Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported whether they would recommend this hospital to their friends and family. This updates a previously published measure summary.

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Notice to Our Users - Enhanced HHS Measures Inventory Coming in February 2015!

The HHS Measures Inventory is currently undergoing improvements to enhance the content, functionality, and overall user experience of the Web site.

Streamlined Measure Updating. The HHS Measures Inventory will transition from an annual to a "real-time" updating of content directly to the Web site.
Links to Expanded Measure Information. When available, external links will be established among measures in the HHS Measures Inventory and the same or similar measure residing in the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC), the National Quality Forum (NQF), and the United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) repositories.
New Measure History Display. A complete history of entry actions, including measure submission, review, and the date and time of each action will be displayed for each measure record.

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