From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: NQF endorses new measures
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
September 22, 2010
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed eight outcome measures for pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions and care provided by the ICU, according to an NQF press release. The eight measures include two composite measures that address 30-day post-hospital discharge for patients with acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Additional measures include:
- Length of stay in the ICU
- ICU mortality rate
- Readmission rates for percutaneous coronary intervention
- Quality of life for COPD patients following pulmonary rehabilitation
- Functional capacity for COPD patients following pulmonary rehabilitation
- Complication rates following implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator
