What is a Composite Score?

This is the measure of how often patients received all the appropriate treatment and interventions for this measure.

Pneumonia Process of Care Measures Brief Explanation
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination An influenza shot can help prevent seasonal influenza, even for patients who have been hospitalized for pneumonia.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination A pneumonia (pneumococcal) shot can help prevent pneumonia in the future, even for patients who have been hospitalized for pneumonia.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival Timely use of antibiotics can improve the treatment of pneumonia caused by bacteria.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment Smoking is linked to pneumonia. Quitting may help prevent you from getting pneumonia again.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling Smoking is linked to pneumonia. Quitting may help prevent you from getting pneumonia again.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s) Antibiotics are medicines that treat infection, and each one is different. Hospitals should choose the antibiotics that best treat the infection type for each pneumonia.
Percent of Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics A blood culture helps identify the infecting bacteria and tell what antibiotic works best to treat your pneumonia.

What is the National Average?

National Average is comparative data from 400+ hospitals nationwide.
(The source of the data is ACS-Midas+.)

Pneumonia

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  • UH Health System

    • 90%

  • National Average

    • 89%

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  • 100%

    75%

    50%

    25%