Selected Nervous System Conditions/Procedures and Quality Measures

Selected medical procedures and related healthcare quality measures pertaining to the nervous system. These measures are provided for selected hospitals in our Hospital Comparison Reports.
Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs)
· Craniotomy Mortality Rate · Acute Stroke Mortality Rate
Cervical Spinal Fusion and Other Back Procedures (Procedure Analysis)
· Volume · Mortality Rate · Average Length of Stay · Average National Length of Stay · Average Charge · Average National Charge
Dorsal and Lumbar Fusion (Procedure Analysis)
· Volume · Mortality Rate · Average Length of Stay · Average National Length of Stay · Average Charge · Average National Charge
Patient Safety Indicators
· Death in Usually Low Mortality Procedures · Decubitus Ulcers (Bed Sores) · Iatrogenic Pneumothorax · Foreign Body Left During Procedure · Selected Infection Due to Medical Care · Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma (Bleeding) · Postoperative Wound Dehiscense (Breaking Open) · Postoperative Respiratory Failure · Postoperative PE or DVT (Blood Clots) · Postoperative Sepsis (Infection) · Transfusion Reaction
Other Hospital Report Information