MISSION Act Quality Measure Community Comparison for Bedford, MA Health Care System
Last Updated: 03/2020
Measure | Measure Direction | VA Hospital Results | Community Benchmark | VA vs. Community | ||
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Effective Care | ||||||
Adequate Control of High Blood Pressure | Higher is better | 81.00% | 57.50%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Annual Eye Exam for Diabetics | Higher is better | 91.70% | 64.10%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Blood Pressure Control for Diabetics | Higher is better | 81.80% | 55.60%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Death rate for Congestive Heart Failure | Lower is better | N/A | 11.5
(1) |
Not Available
(10) |
||
Death rate for Heart Attack | Lower is better | N/A | 12.9
(1) |
Not Available
(10) |
||
Death rate for Pneumonia | Lower is better | N/A | 15.6
(1) |
Not Available
(10) |
||
Flu Shots for Adults Ages 18-64 | Higher is better | 65.30% | 56.80%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Poor Blood Glucose Control Among Diabetics | Lower is better | 19.80% | 35.30%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Screening for Breast Cancer | Higher is better | 81.20% | 74.50%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Screening for Cervical Cancer | Higher is better | 89.10% | 75.50%
(2) |
BETTER | ||
Smoking and Tobacco Cessation - Advise Smokers to Quit | Higher is better | 93.80% | 74.50%
(7) |
BETTER |
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.