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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2016 Aug;138(2):e20160906. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0906

TABLE 3.

Transition Quality Measure Scores at Children’s Hospitals and Community Hospitals

Number Eligible Mean Score (SD) Range of Hospital Mean Scores
Measure 1: Hospital-to-home transition record qualitya 924 65.5 (18.1) 46.9–80.5
 Diagnosis 924 81.6 (38.8) 67.3–98.5
 Medication list 924 96.3 (18.8) 87.4–100.0
 Follow-up appointments 924 92.9 (25.8) 88.4–98.0
 24/7 hospital contact 923 43.1 (49.5) 2.0–98.2
 Appointment assistance contact 923 17.0 (37.6) 0.0–58.9
 Dates of service 924 75.2 (43.2) 0.0–99.5
 Pending test results 209 3.4 (18.0) 0.0–14.3
 Follow-up tests 121 71.9 (45.1) 45.5–90.0
 Immunizations given 69 42.0 (49.7) 0.0–100.0
Measure 2: Timely discharge communication between providers 896 33.3 (47.1) 8.0–98.0
Hospital-to-home transition summary score (Measures 1 and 2 combined)a 924 61.2 (17.1) 42.4–71.3
Measure 3: ICU-to-floor transition note quality 126 64.9 (47.1) 48.6–71.5
 Problem list 126 65.9 (47.6) 48.6–73.3
 Treatment plan for each problem 126 63.9 (47.0) 48.6–69.9
a

ODD-adjusted quality scores.