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Selected Digestive System Conditions/Procedures and Quality Measures

Selected medical procedures and related healthcare quality measures pertaining to the digestive system. These measures are provided for selected hospitals in our Hospital Comparison Reports.

Inpatient Quality Indicators

· Gastrointestinal (GI) Hemorrhage Mortality Rate

Bowel Obstruction (Procedure Analysis)

· Volume
· Mortality Rate
· Average Length of Stay
· Average National Length of Stay
· Average Charge
· Average National Charge

Cholecystectomy (non-Laparoscopic) (Procedure Analysis)

· Volume
· Mortality Rate
· Average Length of Stay
· Average National Length of Stay
· Average Charge
· Average National Charge

Cholecystectomy Laparoscopic (Procedure Analysis)

· Volume
· Mortality Rate
· Average Length of Stay
· Average National Length of Stay
· Average Charge
· Average National Charge

Hernia Repair (Except Inguinal, Femoral and Umbilical) (Procedure Analysis)

· Volume
· Mortality Rate
· Average Length of Stay
· Average National Length of Stay
· Average Charge
· Average National Charge

Hernia Repair (Including Inguinal, Femoral and Umbilical) (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
· Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
· Decubitus Ulcers (Bed Sores)
· Foreign Body Left During Procedure
· Selected Infection Due to Medical Care
· Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma (Bleeding)
· Postoperative Respiratory Failure
· Postoperative PE or DVT (Blood Clots)
· Postoperative Sepsis (Infection)
· Postoperative Wound Dehiscense (Breaking Open)
· Transfusion Reaction

Other Hospital Report Information

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