PA Hospital Performance: Process Measures
- We examined the latest year-over-year (YOY) changes in the CMS and
Joint Commission process measures aggregated on the
www.pahealthcarequality.org website - 23 process measures (20 from Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services and 3 from The Joint Commission) reported on the PHCQA
website were examined from Q3 2006 to Q2 2011. - 5 Heart Attack Measures*
- 2 Heart Failure Measures*
- 8 Pneumonia Measures*
- 8 Surgical Care Measures*
- We used rates and averages to compare performance data.
- PA rates are calculated using a volume-based, weighted-average of hospitals
in Pennsylvania. - PA averages are calculated using an institution-based, non-weighted average
of hospitals in Pennsylvania.
