NQMC Update Service: June 9, 2014

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 06/09/2014 12:00 PM EDT

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

June 9, 2014

New This Week

Measure Summaries

National Committee for Quality Assurance

Appropriate testing for children with pharyngitis: percentage of children 2 to 18 years of age who were diagnosed with pharyngitis, dispensed an antibiotic, and received a group A streptococcus (strep) test for the episode.

Appropriate treatment for children with upper respiratory infection (URI): percentage of children 3 months to 18 years of age who were given a diagnosis of URI and were not treated with an antibiotic medication.

Avoidance of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute bronchitis: percentage of adults 18 to 64 years of age with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis who were not dispensed an antibiotic prescription.

Use of appropriate medications for people with asthma: percentage of patients 5 to 64 years of age during the measurement year who were identified as having persistent asthma and who were appropriately dispensed medication during the measurement year.

Use of spirometry testing in the assessment and diagnosis of COPD: percentage of patients 40 years of age and older with a new diagnosis of COPD or newly active COPD who received appropriate spirometry testing to confirm the diagnosis.

Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care and Units Coronary

Continuing medical education, teaching, and research: does the hospital have duly updated basic protocols?

Continuing medical education, teaching, and research: percentage of professionals on the staff who obtained continuing medical education credits in the last 36 months.

Internet: does the hospital have continuous availability of online access to electronic sources of scientific information?

Nursing care: is a protocol for intrahospital transport in effect?

Nursing care: percentage of aspirations performed following the recommendations.

Nursing care: percentage of crash cart reviews performed according to protocol.

Nursing care: percentage of cuff-pressure measurement controls within the recommended range.

Nursing care: percentage of duly completed registers.

Nursing care: percentage of enteral feeding tubes requiring removal due to obstruction.

Nursing care: percentage of errors in medication reported.

Nursing care: percentage of falls occurring.

Nursing care: percentage of families informed by nursing staff.

Nursing care: percentage of hand washes carried out.

Nursing care: percentage of monitored patients who present an adverse event due to inappropriate alarm management.

Nursing care: percentage of vascular catheters accidentally removed.

Announcements

Coming Soon

New National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS 2014 Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Measures on Cardiovascular Conditions
More new Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care and Units Coronary (SEMICYUC) Quality Indicators in Critically Ill Patients

Look for these measures in NQMC in the near future!

NQMC Spotlight

Visit the updated FAQ page for assistance.

National Health Awareness -- June 2014

Cataract Awareness Month (see related measures)

How to Participate

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NQMC Sister Resources

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