Table 5. The performance of hospital CAP core measures.
| Measure name | No. of institutions | No. of cases | Performance rate of core measure (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Tertiary hospital | General hospital | Hospital | ||||
| CAP 1 | Oxygenation assessment | 523 | 15,432 | 68.1 | 99.5 | 81.9 | 33.0 |
| CAP 2 | Pneumonia severity assessment | 523 | 15,432 | 56.3 | 98.4 | 72.2 | 13.8 |
| CAP 3 | Sputum smears | 523 | 15,432 | 68.1 | 98.6 | 77.1 | 41.8 |
| CAP 4 | Sputum cultures | 523 | 15,432 | 70.2 | 98.7 | 79.5 | 44.2 |
| CAP 5 | Blood cultures prior to first intravenous antibiotics administration | 336 | 8,533 | 85.2 | 95.1 | 84.4 | 72.1 |
| CAP 6 | First dose of antibiotic within 8 hours | 523 | 15,432 | 93.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 90.0 |
| CAP 7 | Smoking cessation advice/counseling | 138 | 1,101 | 92.2 | 100.0 | 92.7 | 63.0 |
| CAP 8 | Screening for pneumococcal vaccination | 469 | 8,632 | 53.7 | 99.7 | 66.5 | 15.8 |
CAP: community-acquired pneumonia.