| Pneumonia Care |
US Average |
TN Average |
MMC |
| Adult Smoking Cessation Advice |
93% |
94% |
93% |
Pneumonia patients who are given advice about stopping smoking while they are in the hospital. This measure reports what percent of adult pneumonia patients are provided advice and/or counseling to quit smoking. Smoking harms the heart, lungs and blood vessels and makes existing disease worse.
|
| Blood Cultures/ED |
91% |
91% |
97% |
|
| Blood Cultures/ICU |
93% |
93% |
97% |
Pneumonia patients cared for in an intensive care unit that had a blood test for the presence of bacteria in their blood within 24 hours of hospital arrival. This measure reports the percent of pneumonia patients in intensive care units who had a blood culture within 24 hours prior to or after hospital arrival.
|
| Initial Antibiotic w/in 4 hours |
82% |
83% |
93% |
Pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 4 hours of arriving at the hospital. This measure reports the percent of adult pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 4 hours of arriving at the hospital.
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| Initial Antibiotic w/in 6 hours |
93% |
94% |
98% |
Pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 6 hours of arriving at the hospital. This measure reports the percent of adult pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 6 hours of arriving at the hospital.
|
| Initial Antibiotic w/in 8 hours |
96% |
96% |
99% |
Pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 8 hours of arriving at the hospital. This measure reports the percent of adult pneumonia patients who are given an antibiotic within 8 hours of arriving at the hospital.
|
| Antibiotic Selection/ICU |
66% |
61% |
86% |
Patients in intensive care units who have community-acquired pneumonia who received the appropriate medicine (antibiotic) that has been shown to be effective for community-acquired pneumonia. This measure reports how often patients in intensive care units with community-acquired pneumonia were given the correct antibiotic within 24 hours of hospital arrival, based on recommendations from written guidelines, for the treatment of pneumonia.
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| Antibiotic Selection/Non-ICU |
92% |
91% |
97% |
Patients not in intensive care units who have community-acquired pneumonia who received the appropriate medicine (antibiotic) that has been shown to be effective for community-acquired pneumonia. This measure reports how often patients with community-acquired pneumonia not cared for in intensive care units, were given the correct antibiotic within 24 hours of hospital arrival, based on recommendations from written guidelines, for the treatment of pneumonia.
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| Oxygenation Assessment |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Patients with pneumonia in which the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream was measured. This measure reports how many patients with pneumonia had their blood/oxygen level measured. Pneumonia reduces the amount of oxygen carried in a patient's blood.
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| Pneumococcal Vaccination |
82% |
83% |
89% |
Pneumonia vaccination. This measure reports how many patients 65 years and older were screened and vaccinated to prevent pneumonia.
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| Influenza Vaccination |
79% |
80% |
94% |
Pneumonia patients in the hospital during flu season (October through February) who were given the influenza vaccination prior to leaving the hospital. This measure reports how often pneumonia patients in the hospital during the flu season were given flu vaccine if needed, prior to leaving the hospital.
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