Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection in one or both lungs that is caused by bacteria. It can result in difficulty breathing, fever, cough and fatigue. Every year, there are approximately 3 million cases of pneumonia in the USA, and over 500,000 of these cases are admitted to hospitals. Every year, 5% will die, causing pneumonia to be the 6th leading cause of death in the USA.
The goal of treating pneumonia is to ensure patients with the diagnosis are receiving the most appropriate antibiotics, at the earliest possible stage. Another goal is prevention, by making sure individuals over 65 years of age receive the pneumonia vaccine. These measures show some of the recommended treatments for pneumonia.
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| Room for Improvement |
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Blue Ribbon = best possible value |
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NUMC
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National Rate
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Pneumonia mortality
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2017 |
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Risk-AdjustedTo calculate the hospital death rates and rates of readmission, Medicare uses a complex statistical procedure. The rates are ” risk-adjusted, ” meaning that the calculations take into account how sick patients were when they went in for their initial hospital stay. When rates are risk-adjusted, it means that hospitals that usually take care of sicker patients won’t have a worse rate just because their patients were sicker when they arrived at the hospital. When rates are risk-adjusted, it helps make comparisons fair and meaningful |
Pneumonia 30-day Mortality Rate |
15.7
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Pneumonia readmissions
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2017 |
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Risk-AdjustedTo calculate the hospital death rates and rates of readmission, Medicare uses a complex statistical procedure. The rates are ” risk-adjusted, ” meaning that the calculations take into account how sick patients were when they went in for their initial hospital stay. When rates are risk-adjusted, it means that hospitals that usually take care of sicker patients won’t have a worse rate just because their patients were sicker when they arrived at the hospital. When rates are risk-adjusted, it helps make comparisons fair and meaningful |
Pneumonia 30-Day Readmission Rate |
16.7
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