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Acute Care Inpatient and Observation Patient Throughput
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| Measuring the number of inpatient admissions per week over time will show how changes are affecting overall throughput. |
Adverse Drug Events per 1,000 Doses
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| The total number of ADEs identified in a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of medication doses administered to those patients. Multiply the result by 1,000. |
Care Team Development and Staff Satisfaction
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| Percent of unit staff who answer, on a 5-point Likert scale to the question, "I am part of an effective work team that continuously strive for excellence even when the conditions are less than optimal." |
Care Team Member / Patient Continuity: Patient Report
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| Patient satisfaction with being able to see the member of a care team that they wanted to see today. |
Care Team Member / Patient Continuity: Review of Schedule
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| Number of patients of Provider X that were seen by Provider X divided by the total number of patients of Provider X that have been seen in primary care. Multiply the result by 100. |
Codes on Unit per 1,000 Patient Days
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| Number of codes on the unit divided by the total number of inpatient days on the unit, multiplied by 1,000. |
Cost per Surgery
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| Formula: Dollars allocated to surgical accounting codes per month divided by the number of surgical cases. |
Daily Demand
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| Daily number of patient requests for appointments. |
Daily Supply
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| Daily number of patient requests for appointments. |
Functional Health Survey–6 (FHS-6) Patient Questionnaires
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| Use the Functional Health Survey-6 (FHS-6) patient questionnaires to assess the functional health outcomes (both physical and mental health) of a patient population as part of your organization's Whole System Measures. |
Future Capacity (Primary Care Only)
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| Percent open slots open and available for booking patients over next four weeks. |
Harm from Falls per 1,000 Patient Days
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| Number of inpatient falls with injuries on the unit divided by the number of inpatient days on the unit, multiplied by 1,000. |
High-Alert Adverse Drug Events per 1,000 Doses
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| The total number of ADEs related to a specific high-alert drug or class identified in a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of doses of the high-alert drug or class administered to those patients. Multiply the result by 1,000. |
Hospital Flow Measurement Guide
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| A measurement framework for measuring hospital flow/throughput across the system. |
Improving Perinatal Care Measurement Strategy
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| IHI's evolving strategy for measuring the safety of perinatal care, reducing harm, and supporting more patient- and family-centered care. |
Incidence of Severe Hypoglycemic Episodes
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| The aim is to achieve glucose control less than 180 mg/dl in 100 percent of critically ill patients without increased incidence of severe hypoglycemia |
Individual Panel Size
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| Number of unique patients for which a provider is responsible. |
Measures
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| Measurement is a critical part of testing and implementing changes; measures tell a team whether the changes they are making actually lead to improvement. |
Measures for Operational and Clinical Improvement in the Emergency Department
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| These measures were developed as part of IHI's Learning and Innovation Community on Operational and Clinical Improvement in the Emergency Department and are useful for teams improving operational flow in the Emergency Department. |
Measures to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
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| It is important to track three types of measures when you are working to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). |
Measures: Deploy Rapid Response Teams
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| Care teams should measure key components of deploying Rapid Response Teams recommended in the How-to Guide: Deploy Rapid Response Teams. |
Measures: Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication Reconciliation)
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| Care teams should measure each of the evidence-based interventions for preventing adverse drug events using medication reconciliation recommended in the How-to Guide: Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication Reconciliation). |
Measures: Prevent Central Line Infection
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| Care teams should measure each of the evidence-based interventions recommended by the How-to Guide: Prevent Central Line Infection. |
Measures: Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications
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| Care teams should measure each of the key interventions recommended in the How-to Guide: Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications. |
Measures: Prevent Pressure Ulcers
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| Care teams should measure compliance with each of the key components of evidence-based pressure ulcer care recommended in the How-to Guide: Prevent Pressure Ulcers. |
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