MISSION Act Quality Measure Community Comparison for Baltimore, MD Health Care System
Last Updated: 03/2020
| Measure | Measure Direction | VA Hospital Results | Community Benchmark | VA vs. Community | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Care | ||||||
| Adequate Control of High Blood Pressure | Higher is better | 78.50% | 51.80%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Annual Eye Exam for Diabetics | Higher is better | 85.10% | 53.30%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Blood Pressure Control for Diabetics | Higher is better | 75.80% | 58.40%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Death rate for Congestive Heart Failure | Lower is better | 9.1 | 11.5
(1) |
SAME
(1) |
||
| Death rate for COPD | Lower is better | 4.88 | 8.3
(1,6) |
BETTER | ||
| Death rate for Heart Attack | Lower is better | 11.9 | 12.9
(1) |
SAME
(1) |
||
| Death rate for Pneumonia | Lower is better | 12.8 | 15.6
(1) |
SAME
(1) |
||
| Flu Shots for Adults Ages 18-64 | Higher is better | 46.60% | 57.00%
(2) |
WORSE | ||
| Poor Blood Glucose Control Among Diabetics | Lower is better | 20.00% | 31.90%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Screening for Breast Cancer | Higher is better | 87.90% | 70.00%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Screening for Cervical Cancer | Higher is better | 85.80% | 74.70%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
| Smoking and Tobacco Cessation - Advise Smokers to Quit | Higher is better | 92.00% | 74.50%
(7) |
BETTER | ||
| Safe Care | ||||||
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infection | Lower is better | 1.64 | 2.131
(1,6) |
BETTER | ||
| Central line-associated bloodstream infection | Lower is better | 0 | 2.052
(1,6) |
BETTER | ||
| Veteran-Centered Care | ||||||
| Care Transition | Higher is better | 46.00% | 49.00% | SAME | ||
| HCAHPS Summary Star | Higher is better | 2 | 2
(1) |
SAME | ||
| Overall Rating of Hospital | Higher is better | 59.00% | 66.00%
(1) |
WORSE | ||
Footnotes:
1 - CMS Hospital Compare benchmark
2 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark
4 - Benchmark Calculated from CMS data
6 - VA Only Data
7 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark (Commercial National)
8 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark (Medicare Regional)
9 - Less than 1000 Line Days to Report (HAI)
10 - The number of cases is too few to report.
1 - CMS Hospital Compare benchmark
2 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark
4 - Benchmark Calculated from CMS data
6 - VA Only Data
7 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark (Commercial National)
8 - NCQA HEDIS benchmark (Medicare Regional)
9 - Less than 1000 Line Days to Report (HAI)
10 - The number of cases is too few to report.