Patient Safety Curriculum Module 8: Methods for Measuring ...
Patient Safety Curriculum Module 8: Methods for Measuring ...
Patient Safety Curriculum Module 8: Methods for Measuring ...
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Core Measures• Core Measures is one way to compare the quality of care thathospitals give. Core measures set national standards of care in fivedistinct categories, and hospitals are then measured on how oftenthey provide recommended treatments known to get the best results<strong>for</strong> patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures.• Core Measure sets include:• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)• Children's Asthma Care (CAC)• Heart Failure (HF)• Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS)• Hospital Outpatient Department Measures• Perinatal Care (PC)• Pneumonia (PN)• Stroke (STK)• Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)27NPSF Professional Learning Series