CMS calculates quarterly benchmarks of care, based on hospital data submitted to its clinical data warehouses. Here is a list of benchmarks on 38 measures under the federal Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting and Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting programs.
Note: The benchmarks reported here are unrelated to the 90th percentiles that are published on Hospital Compare for individual measures. "Benchmarks" indicate performance for the top 10 percent of sampled healthcare organizations, while "rates" indicate 100 percent of sampled organizations. The number of hospitals included in each sample varies from measure to measure. For more detailed information on the number of hospitals included in each sample, click here.
Benchmarks for Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Measures (3Q 2011)
OP-2: Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes of ED Arrival
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 60.2
OP-4: Aspirin at Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.0
OP-6: Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.4
OP-7: Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 96.7
Benchmarks for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Measures (2Q 2011)
AMI-1: Aspirin at Arrival
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.2
AMI-2: Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.0
AMI-3: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.2
AMI-4: Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.8
AMI-5: Beta Blocker Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.8
AMI-7a: Fibrinolytic Within 30 Minutes
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 62.0
AMI-8a: PCI Received Within 90 Minutes of Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 93.7
AMI-10: Statin Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 97.1
HF-1: Discharge Instructions
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 91.8
HF-2: Evaluation of Left Ventricle Function
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.6
HF-3: ACEI or ARB for LVSD
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 95.8
HF-4: Smoking Cessation Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.1
PN-2: Pneumococcal Vaccination Given/Screened
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 95.3
PN-3a: Blood Cultures Performed Within 24 Hours Prior to or 24 Hours After Hospital Arrival for Patients Who Were Transferred or Admitted to the ICU Within 24 hours of Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.2
PN-3b: Blood Culture Performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospital
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.9
PN-4: Smoking Cessation Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.3
PN-5: Timing of Receipt of Initial Antibiotic Following Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.3
PN-6: Initial Antibiotic Selection for Community Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Patients
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 94.7
PN-7: Influenza Vaccination
Benchmark: NA
Rate: NA
SCIP-1: Antibiotics Within 1 Hour Before Incision or Within 2 Hours if Vancomycin or Quinolone is Used
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 98.0
SCIP-2: Received Prophylactic Antibiotics Consistent With Recommendations
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 98.2
SCIP-3: Prophylactic Antibiotics Discontinued Within 24 Hours of Surgery End Time or 48 Hours for Cardiac Surgery
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 96.8
SCIP-4: Controlled 6 A.M. Postoperative Serum Glucose – Cardiac Surgery
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 95.1
SCIP-6: Appropriate Hair Removal
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.8
SCIP-9: Urinary Catheter Removed on Postoperative Day 1
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 93.6
SCIP-10: Surgery Patients With Perioperative Temperature Management
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.5
SCIP-CARD2: Perioperative Period Beta-Blocker
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 95.9
SCIP-VTE1: Recommended VTE Prophylaxis Ordered During the Admission
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.6
SCIP-VTE2: Received VTE Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to or After Surgery
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.8
ACM for Eight Acute Myocardial Infarction Measures
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 94.7
ACM for Four Heart Failure Measures
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 91.7
ACM for Six Pneumonia Measures
Benchmark: 99.5
Rate: 91.8
ACM for 10 Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures
Benchmark: 98.2
Rate: 89.2
ACM for All 28 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Measures
Benchmark: 98.5
Rate: 91.1
Note: The benchmarks reported here are unrelated to the 90th percentiles that are published on Hospital Compare for individual measures. "Benchmarks" indicate performance for the top 10 percent of sampled healthcare organizations, while "rates" indicate 100 percent of sampled organizations. The number of hospitals included in each sample varies from measure to measure. For more detailed information on the number of hospitals included in each sample, click here.
Benchmarks for Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Measures (3Q 2011)
OP-2: Fibrinolytic Therapy Received Within 30 Minutes of ED Arrival
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 60.2
OP-4: Aspirin at Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.0
OP-6: Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.4
OP-7: Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 96.7
Benchmarks for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Measures (2Q 2011)
AMI-1: Aspirin at Arrival
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.2
AMI-2: Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.0
AMI-3: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.2
AMI-4: Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.8
AMI-5: Beta Blocker Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.8
AMI-7a: Fibrinolytic Within 30 Minutes
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 62.0
AMI-8a: PCI Received Within 90 Minutes of Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 93.7
AMI-10: Statin Prescribed at Discharge
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 97.1
HF-1: Discharge Instructions
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 91.8
HF-2: Evaluation of Left Ventricle Function
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.6
HF-3: ACEI or ARB for LVSD
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 95.8
HF-4: Smoking Cessation Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.1
PN-2: Pneumococcal Vaccination Given/Screened
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 95.3
PN-3a: Blood Cultures Performed Within 24 Hours Prior to or 24 Hours After Hospital Arrival for Patients Who Were Transferred or Admitted to the ICU Within 24 hours of Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.2
PN-3b: Blood Culture Performed in the Emergency Department Prior to Initial Antibiotic Received in Hospital
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.9
PN-4: Smoking Cessation Counseling
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 98.3
PN-5: Timing of Receipt of Initial Antibiotic Following Hospital Arrival
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.3
PN-6: Initial Antibiotic Selection for Community Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Patients
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 94.7
PN-7: Influenza Vaccination
Benchmark: NA
Rate: NA
SCIP-1: Antibiotics Within 1 Hour Before Incision or Within 2 Hours if Vancomycin or Quinolone is Used
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 98.0
SCIP-2: Received Prophylactic Antibiotics Consistent With Recommendations
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 98.2
SCIP-3: Prophylactic Antibiotics Discontinued Within 24 Hours of Surgery End Time or 48 Hours for Cardiac Surgery
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 96.8
SCIP-4: Controlled 6 A.M. Postoperative Serum Glucose – Cardiac Surgery
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 95.1
SCIP-6: Appropriate Hair Removal
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.8
SCIP-9: Urinary Catheter Removed on Postoperative Day 1
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 93.6
SCIP-10: Surgery Patients With Perioperative Temperature Management
Benchmark: 100.0
Rate: 99.5
SCIP-CARD2: Perioperative Period Beta-Blocker
Benchmark: 99.8
Rate: 95.9
SCIP-VTE1: Recommended VTE Prophylaxis Ordered During the Admission
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 97.6
SCIP-VTE2: Received VTE Prophylaxis Within 24 Hours Prior to or After Surgery
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 96.8
ACM for Eight Acute Myocardial Infarction Measures
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 94.7
ACM for Four Heart Failure Measures
Benchmark: 99.9
Rate: 91.7
ACM for Six Pneumonia Measures
Benchmark: 99.5
Rate: 91.8
ACM for 10 Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures
Benchmark: 98.2
Rate: 89.2
ACM for All 28 Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Measures
Benchmark: 98.5
Rate: 91.1