Table 2.
Four domains of inpatient quality measures that were included in the narrative review search 40
| Domain | Inpatient quality measures |
|---|---|
| General Quality Measures | 30-day mortality |
| All-cause mortality | |
| 30-day readmission | |
| Hospital length of stay | |
| Antibiotic utilization | |
| Admit decision time to emergency department departure time | |
| Unintended Complications of Healthcare | Hypoglycemia |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock bundle | |
| In-hospital fall rate | |
| Pressure ulcer rate | |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rates | |
| Deep vein thrombosis | |
| Other catheter complications | |
| Medication Use | High risk medication use in elderly |
| Eligible patients discharged on statin medication | |
| Eligible patients discharged on antithrombotic therapy | |
| Anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation/flutter | |
| Antithrombotic therapy by the end of Hospital Day 2 | |
| Incomplete medication documentation | |
| Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis | |
| Intensive care unit VTE prophylaxis | |
| New opioid prescription | |
| Safe use of opioids | |
| Healthcare-Associated Infections | Central line associated bloodstream infections |
| Catheter associated urinary tract infections | |
| Surgical site infections | |
| Hospital-onset C. difficile infections | |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia | |
| Hospital-onset bloodstream infections |