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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 5.

Summary Quality Indicator Performance by Intervention Type, with Impact of Exclusions*

Intervention Type With Exclusions*
Without Exclusions*
% Triggered QIs Excluded
Eligible Passed Passed (%) Eligible Passed Passed (%)
Assistive device 2605 2541 97.5 12,762 12,554 98.4 79.6
Exercise, physical therapy 2304 744 32.3 8618 2531 29.4 73.3
Simple test 220 115 52.3 599 341 56.9 63.3
Referral 4359 2053 47.1 11,841 4844 40.9 63.2
Follow-up 1182 275 23.3 2891 608 21.0 59.1
Counseling 178 88 49.4 404 196 48.5 55.9
Laboratory test 20,360 11,266 55.3 27,551 12,571 45.6 26.1
Medication 81,527 65,202 80.0 102,651 72,242 70.4 20.6
Dietary advice 1461 1188 81.3 1720 1317 76.6 15.1
Physical exam 1814 552 30.4 1816 552 30.4 0.1
Information continuity 36,366 32,437 89.2 36,366 32,437 89.2 0.0
Total 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.