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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 6.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2009 May;47(5):536–544. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318190cd8b

TABLE 4.

Summary QI Performance by Condition, With Impact of Exclusions*

Condition Group QI Implementation
Results with Exclusions*
Results Without Exclusions
% Triggered QIs Excluded
Total Potentially Excluded* Total Eligible Passed Passed (%) Total Eligible Passed Passed (%)
Dementia 2 1 2202 284 12.9 3633 311 8.6 39.4
Depression 6 0 2398 381 15.9 2398 381 15.9 0
Diabetes mellitus 3 3 3493 1789 51.2 9286 4578 49.3 62.4
End of life 2 0 36,366 32,437 89.2 36,366 32,437 89.2 0
Falls and mobility problems 1 1 1219 416 34.1 4410 1384 31.4 72.4
Heart failure 6 3 9486 2623 27.7 20,145 4661 23.1 52.9
Hospital care 1 0 33 4 12.1 33 4 12.1 0
Hypertension 4 2 4367 2169 49.7 8553 3248 38 48.9
Ischemic heart disease 3 3 2395 620 25.9 4606 1015 22 48
Malnutrition 2 1 1461 1188 81.3 1720 1317 76.6 15.1
Medication use 7 1 76,173 68,589 90 78,249 70,627 90.3 2.7
Osteoarthritis 1 0 1947 517 26.6 1947 517 26.6 0
Osteoporosis 2 2 1528 416 27.2 5089 1369 26.9 70
Stroke and atrial fibrillation 3 3 1954 447 22.9 5400 1056 19.6 63.8
Urinary incontinence 2 2 2783 2629 94.5 13,166 12,750 96.8 78.9
Vision impairment 5 4 4571 1952 42.7 12,218 4538 37.1 62.6
Total 50 26 152,376 116,461 76.4 207,219 140,193 67.7 26.5
*

QIs excluded from application to patients with advanced dementia, poor prognosis, or “do not hospitalize” orders.