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Beginning with the 2019 reporting year, the stroke readmission measure was removed from this data visualization because this measure is no longer reported in the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (IQR). This measure’s results are still available in reporting years prior to 2019.
Table 1. Social Risk Factors Definitions
Social Risk Factor | Definition |
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Dual Eligibility Status | Patients are in this category if they are a part of Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B as well as Medicaid. |
Poverty Line | Patients who fit into this category have a family income that is lower than 90 percent of people in the US. |
Low Education | Patients fit into this category if they have a level of education lower than 90 percent of people in the US. |
Unemployed | Patients from zip codes where more than 11.5% of the residents aged 16 years or older are in the labor force who are unemployed and actively seeking work. |
AHRQ SES Index Score | Patients from zip codes with an Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) socioeconomic status (SES) index score below 31.8. |
AMI, COPD, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia Readmission Measures Methodology: Lori Wallace, Jacqueline N. Grady, Darinka Djordjevic, et al. 2019 Condition-Specific Measures Updates and Specifications Report Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Readmission Measures: Acute Myocardial Infarction – Version 12.0, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Version 8.0, Heart Failure – Version 12.0, Pneumonia – Version 12.0. https://qualitynet.org/inpatient/measures/readmission. Available as of April 23, 2019.
CABG and Hip/Knee Arthroplasty Readmission Measures Methodology: Lori Wallace, Jacqueline N. Grady, Darinka Djordjevic, et al. 2019 Procedure-Specific Measures Updates and Specifications Report Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Readmission Measures: Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery – Version 6.0, Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) – Version 8.0. https://qualitynet.org/inpatient/measures/readmission. Available as of April 23, 2019.
AMI, COPD, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Stroke Mortality Measures Methodology: Lori Wallace, Jacqueline N. Grady, Darinka Djordjevic, et al. 2019 Condition-Specific Measures Updates and Specifications Report Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality Measures: Acute Myocardial Infarction – Version 13.0, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Version 8.0, Heart Failure – Version 13.0, Pneumonia – Version 13.0, Stroke – Version 8.0. https://qualitynet.org/inpatient/measures/mortality/methodology. Available as of April 23, 2019.
CABG Mortality Measure Methodology: Lori Wallace, Jacqueline N. Grady, Darinka Djordjevic, et al. 2019 Procedure-Specific Measure Updates and Specifications Report Hospital-Level 30-Day Risk-Standardized Mortality Measure: Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery – Version 6.0. https://qualitynet.org/inpatient/measures/mortality/methodology. Available as of April 23, 2019.
Hip/Knee Arthroplasty Complication Measure Methodology: Lori Wallace, Jacqueline N. Grady, Darinka Djordjevic, et al. 2019 Procedure-Specific Measure Updates and Specifications Report Hospital-Level Risk-Standardized Complication Measure: Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) – Version 8.0. https://qualitynet.org/inpatient/measures/complication/methodology. Available as of April 23, 2019.
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