A quality measure converts medical information from patient records into a rate or time that allows facilities to assess their performance and consumers to compare how well patients are being cared for at their local hospitals.
Emergency room quality indicators.
Pending emergency department measures.
Goals and scope goals develop two sets of quality indicators that are applicable to the emergency department setting patient safety indicators psi prevention quality indicators pqi set the stage for future incorporation into publicly available ahrq qi software scope implement the established ahrq qi measurement development process.
Additionally it s important to keep executives informed and involved through daily rounding participation in surge calls if needed and receiving daily ed.
Because ed performance is a key indicator of hospital health it s necessary for hospital leaders to be actively engaged in the department and its improvement efforts.
Multiple measures are already in place affecting the ed and new measures are scheduled to start affecting hospital payment in 2012 and beyond.
These measures will ultimately end up on medicare s hospital compare web site b as have the core measures.
Emergency department ed national hospital inpatient quality measures x this site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation providing feedback analyzing your use of our products and services assisting with our promotional and marketing efforts and provide content from third parties.
Hospital compare provides results on emergency department and outpatient quality measures which evaluate the quality of care provided to patients.
Timely and effective care in hospital emergency departments is essential for good patient outcomes.
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Development of measures of the quality of emergency department care for children using a structured panel process.