Mortality and Morbidity are found to be what when evidence-based medicine is adhered to.
What is Lower?
100
AMI stands for Acute Myocardial Infarction. What does CHF stand for?
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
100
SCIP stands for what CMS sponsored Project?
What is the Surgical Care Improvement Project?
100
Pneumonia vaccine assessments are no longer required by the PN measure set because it is now...
What is part of Global Immunizations?
100
Prior to giving PO meds , this assessment is done on every Stroke patient...
What is the Dysphagia Screening?
200
The percentage of eligible patients who receive care represented by the measure are called what?
What is Core Measures?
200
The EF fraction that divides those who need an ACE or ARB prescribed at discharge is what?
What is 40%?
200
Dual antibiotics are usually required when the patient is...
What is allergic to PCN.
200
What Must be done before an antibiotic can be administered to a patient?
What is a blood culture?
200
TPA can be given in the ED if the patient arrives within how many hours past onset...
What is 2nd hour for arrival, 3rd hour for treatment?
300
SJMH depends on CMS for reimbursement of care based on what?
What is Value Based Purchasing?
300
ESRD is a common diagnosis for what condition?
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
300
The 24 hour clock for post-operative surgeries starts at what point?
What is the end of Anesthesia?
300
CAP stands for this common type of PN...
What is Community Acquired Pneumonia?
300
This assessment is required and important for all patients, particularly bed-bound inpatients. It is a part of most Core Measures...
What is VTE (DVT) risk assessment?
400
Evidence-based medicine recommends what test to determine left ventricular function in an AMI or CHF.
What is an echocardiogram?
400
What approximate percentage of patients make a full recovery from an AMI?
What is One Third of all AMI's?
400
If a patient takes This Home Medication, it is a requirement for all of the Core Measures except Global immunization & PN...
What is Beta-Blockers?
400
Immunization assessments are called this because everyone from infants to the elderly must be assessed prior to discharge...
What is Global Immunizations?
400
Lipid panels for stroke victims are important because they indicate whether or not the patient needs this medication.
What is a Statin?
500
Evidence-based recommends VTE prevention through the use of mechanical methods such as SCD's and/or chemical methods such as what?
What is Low Molecular Weight Heparin shots?
500
Aspirin is recommended in AMI's because it is equivalent to what therapy?
What is thrombolytic therapy?
500
Blood Glucose is carefully measured in CABG patients to prevent...
What is infection?
500
What is the main monotherapy drug administered to PN patients?
What is Levaquin (Quinolone)?
500
Education is a required element in Heart Failure, and is automatically printed by Method. This measure also requires teaching, but does not automatically print from Method.