NQF Endorses Additional Surgical Measures

The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has endorsed an additional nine quality measures on surgical care performed in hospitals and in outpatient facilities.

The set of measures addresses a wide range of surgeries and surgical support processes, including pancreatic resection, cardiac and vascular mortality rates and antibiotic prophylaxis. The set also includes a new measure evaluating patient experience of care following surgical procedures.

 



The endorsed measures are as follows:

•    0128: Duration of antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery patients (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
•    0357: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair volume (IQI 4) (AHRQ)
•    0359: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair mortality rate (IQI 11) (risk adjusted) (AHRQ)
•    0365: Pancreatic resection mortality rate (IQI 9) (risk adjusted) (AHRQ)
•    0366: Pancreatic resection volume (IQI 2) (AHRQ)
•    0529: Prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time (CMS)
•    1523: In-hospital mortality following elective open repair of AAAs (Society for Vascular Surgery)
•    1534: In-hospital mortality following elective EVAR of AAAs (Society for Vascular Surgery)
•    1741: Patient experience with surgical care based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) ® surgical care survey (American College of Surgeons)

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