Table 1.

Original measures included in reporting hospital quality data for annual payment update.

Measure	Condition
Was aspirin given to the patient upon arrival to the hospital	AMI
Was aspirin prescribed when the patient was discharged
Was a beta-blocker given to the patient upon arrival to the hospital
Was a beta-blocker prescribed when the patient was discharged
Was an ACE inhibitor given for the patient with heart failure
Did the patient get an assessment of his or her heart function	Heart failure
Was an ACE inhibitor given to the patient
Was an antibiotic given to the patient in a timely way	Pneumonia
Had the patient received a pneumococcal vaccination
Was the patient’s oxygen level assessed

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme