What is streamlined under MIPS?

Match the Percentage of MIPS final score to the area of reporting:

In class, we learned about the three types of measures:  Structure, process, and outcome. For the Quality Measure “Acute Otitis Externa (AOE): Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy – Avoidance of Inappropriate Use”, what type of measure is this identified as?

MACRA created a _____________ _______________ _____________

How many covered professional services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule must the clinician provide in order to be eligible to participate in the MIPS program?

Why might an organization report these events to an outside agency such as The Joint Commission, a Patient Safety Organization, or a state medical error reporting program?

What departments would be involved to affect change so that the likelihood of these events reoccurring could be diminished? Explain.

On July 1, your community hospital has 124 inpatients who are staying overnight in the facility. In addition, 231 patients have come in to the hospital for various tests and treatments. Which of these patients would be included in the inpatient census count, the 124 patients, the 231 patients or all 355 patients? 

City Hospital annual statistics  Inpatient Discharges:    Adults and children  8447    Newborn   814 Inpatient deaths (included in discharges)   Adults and children   72    Newborn     4 Fetal deaths:   Early    7   Intermediate    5     Late    3 Inpatient Autopsies    Adults and children   16    Newborn     3 Coroner’s cases    Unavailable for autopsy     3    Autopsy by hospital pathologist (included in inpatient autopsies)     1 Fetal death autopsies    Intermediate and Late    3 Former hospital patient brought in for autopsy    1 Calculate the gross autopsy rate: Calculate the net autopsy rate: Calculate the adjusted hospital autopsy rate: Calculate the newborn autopsy rate: Calculate the fetal autopsy rate:

In September, County General reported 819 live discharges.  They also reported 48 patients who were readmitted within the 30 days of their previous discharge. Calculate the 30-day readmission rate for September.