Hospital for Special Surgery
Quality Measures
A hospital's overall quality cannot be expressed by its scores on these measures alone. Indicators do not currently exist to measure how well hospitals treat every type of illness or patient that they care for, although additional measures are under development. To learn more read About Hospital Quality.
| Measure Name | Performance |
|---|---|
 Appropriate surgical care improvementApril 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 | 
|
| Appropriate preventative antibiotics (r) | 
(382/382) |
| Pre-surgery antibiotics (r) |
(370/381) |
| Post-surgery antibiotics (r) |
(375/379) |
| Blood clot prevention treatment ordered (r) |
(391/391) |
| Blood clot prevention treatment received (r) |
(391/391) |
| Safer hair removal before surgery (r) |
(557/557) |
| Beta blockers before and after surgery (r) |
(46/46) |
Notes:
2. Measure reflects the hospital's indication that its submission was based on a sample of its relevant discharges.
(r) = hospitals participating in the HQA are required by CMS to report this measure
(v) = measure is reported voluntarily by hospital
Only required measures are counted in composite scores
Measures with fewer than 25 cases are not shown
What do these numbers mean?
The above measures, collected since 2003 by CMS, show what percentage of eligible patients received the treatments they needed.
How do these scores compare to other hospitals?
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