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Performance Measurement Initiatives
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Children's Asthma Care (CAC) Performance Measure Set - Last Updated 2/21/07
What's New?
Download the Specification Manual for National Hospital Quality Measures - Children's Asthma Care, version 1.0 (Version 1.0 is applicable beginning with 4/2007 discharges) (Zipped File)
Release Notes version 1.0a - 2/21/2007
Addendum 1.0a - (This version is applicable begining with April 1, 2007 discharges)
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In order to address the dearth of hospital performance measures relevant to children’s healthcare, an industry-wide initiative known as the Pediatric Data Quality Systems (Pedi-QS) evaluated asthma measures submitted by children’s hospitals across the United States.
In collaboration with national children’s health care organizations, particularly, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI), Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA), and Medical Management Planning, Inc. (MMP), the Joint Commission developed a subset of these measures for possible inclusion in the ORYX® performance measurement initiatives.
The Joint Commission completed testing at 26 volunteer pilot hospitals and reconvened the CAC Advisory Panel in November 2005. Children's Asthma Care pilot performance measure results were presented and discussed. Both the CAC Advisory Panel and the Joint Commission recommended that three CAC measures move toward national implementation. These are:
- Use of Relievers for Inpatient Asthma (NQF-endorsed Voluntary Consensus Standard for Hospital Care)
- Use of Systemic Corticosteroids for Inpatient Asthma (NQF-endorsed Voluntary Consensus Standard for Hospital Care)
- Home Management Plan of Care Given to Patient/Caregiver
Implementation timeline will be posted as it becomes available. Please, direct inquiries to oryxcore@jointcommission.org |
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Children's Asthma Care Advisory Panel Members*
* All information was current at the time the individual served on the Advisory Panel. This information has not been updated.
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Howard Eigen, MD Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Disease Associate Chairman of Pediatrics Professor of Pediatrics and Respiratory Therapy James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis, IN |
Kurtis S. Elward, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Research in Family Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Director, Quality Improvement, Southern Health Services, Inc. Family Physician, Family Medicine of Albemarle, Charlottesville, VA |
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Linda Gibson, PNP Asthma Educator Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL |
Charles Homer, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality Boston, MA |
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Craig Jones, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics University of Southern California School of Medicine Calabasas, CA |
Paul Kurtin, MD Vice President for Innovation at Children's Hospital-San Diego and Director of the Center for Child Health Outcomes San Diego, CA |
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Albin B. Leong, MD Department of Pediatrics, Subchief Pediatric Pulmonology Sacramento Kaiser Sacramento, CA |
Jerod M. Loeb, PhD (Co-Facilitator) Executive Vice President Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Division of Research Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
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Sai Nimmagadda, MD (Co-Facilitator) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Northwestern University Medical School Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL |
John Salyer, RRT, MBA Director of Respiratory Care Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Seattle, WA |
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Craig A. Schramm, MD Director, Pulmonary Medicine Connecticut Children's Medical Center Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Connecticut Hartford, CT |
Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Anesthesiology and Health Care Systems Center for Outcomes Research Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
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Carol Taketomo, PharmD Pharmacy Manager Children's Hospital Los Angeles Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA |
Skip Valusek, PhD Director, PI Children's Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis, MN |
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