NQMC Update Service: February 25, 2013 ▲ Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: February 25, 2013

February 25, 2013

NQMC Update Service: February 25, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 02/26/2013 01:32 PM EST

February 25, 2013

New This Week

Measure Summaries

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of canceled or delayed elective non-high-risk surgical procedures for patients age two years and older due to incomplete preoperative history and physical examination documentation. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of canceled or delayed surgical procedures due to ineffective communication regarding patient information as defined by organizational procedures.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing cataract surgery who have electrocardiograms performed as part of the preoperative assessment prior to cataract surgery.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery having laboratory tests/imaging unrelated to positive findings on preoperative history and physical examination. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have appropriate management of comorbidities prior to surgery. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have preoperative recommendations documented/communicated to the patient and/or surgical facility for all of the applicable comorbidities. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery with a preoperative history and examination completed prior to the day of the scheduled procedure. This updates a previously published measure summary.