Percentage of patients 18 years and older who present to the Emergency Department with low-risk Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and are discharged home
Submission Method: Registry
Appropriate Utilization of Imaging in rAAA (ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm) patients in Emergency Department
Percentage of adult patients aged 55 years and older presenting to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain or back pain and hypotension for whom a POC Ultrasound or CT scan was performed.
Avoidance of Admission for Atrial Fibrillation
Percentage of adult patients aged 18 years and older presenting to the Emergency Department with atrial fibrillation who were discharged to home
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in Cardiac Arrest
Percentage of patients ages 18 and older presenting to the Emergency Department with cardiac arrest who received point-of care ultrasound
Blood Pressure Control Among Adult ED Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Percentage of patients with an ED diagnosis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage for whom the last two recorded systolic blood pressure (SBP) readings were >= 90mm of Hg and <150mm of Hg.
Syphilis testing among ED patients with a positive pregnancy test
Percentage of patients with a positive pregnancy identification in an ED for whom a Syphilis test was ordered.
Emergency Medicine: Coagulation Studies in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with No Coagulopathy or Bleeding
Percentage of emergency department visits for patients aged 18 years and older during which coagulation studies were ordered by an emergency care provider.
Sepsis diagnosis and management: Lactate Level Measurement, Antibiotics Ordered, and Fluid Septic shock outcomes: Lactate clearance rate of greater than equal to 10%
This measure will be calculated with 2 performance rates:
1. Percentage of patients aged ≥ 18 years visiting the emergency department with sepsis or septic shock resulting in hospital admission or transfers and who had an order for all the following: a serum lactate level, antibiotics, and >= 1 L of crystalloids.
2. Percentage of patients aged ≥ 18 years visiting the emergency department with septic shock resulting in hospital admission or transfers who had an initial and repeat lactate performed, where the first serum lactate result (>2mmol/L) is elevated and a lactate clearance rate of >= 10% achieved during the emergency department visit.
Hepatitis B Safety Screening
If a patient is newly initiating biologic OR new synthetic DMARD therapy (e.g. methotrexate, leflunomide, etc.), then the medical record should indicate appropriate screening for hepatitis B in the preceding 12 month period.
Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention for Patients with Asthma and COPD
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of asthma or COPD seen in the ED and discharged who were screened for tobacco use during any ED encounter AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user