What adverse events are currently being measured?
• Currently, the MPSMS is counting the national rates for Medicare beneficiaries in the following adverse event categories: central venous catheter (CVC) associated blood stream infections, CVC associated mechanical adverse events, CVC associated blood stream infection (BSI) adverse drug events, inpatient acquired pressure ulcers and ventilator associated pneumonia, hip and knee replacements as well as the postoperative rates of venous thrombeolic events, cardiac events, and pneumonia. • The following adverse event measures were added in 2005: in-hospital patient falls, hospital acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE), adverse events associated with femoral artery puncture for catheter angiographic procedures, contrast nephropathy associated with catheter angiography, and catheter associated urinary tract infections replaced the post-operative urinary tract infection measure. What is an example of a measure algorithm? The
