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Clinical Quality Measures

Pneumonia Care

The information below shows how often St. Anthony's provided recommended treatment for people with pneumonia.

Pneumonia is an infection or inflammation that fills the lungs with fluid, lowering the oxygen level in the blood. Symptoms of pneumonia can include fever, feeling tired, difficulty breathing or being short of breath, chills, cough, and chest pain.

Clinical Outcomes

Legend: At or Better than National Average | Near National Average | Below National Average

Measures: Higher % is Better	Our Performance	National Average	How We Compare
Patients assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination Why is it important? A pneumonia (pneumococcal) shot can help prevent pneumonia in the future, even for patients who have been hospitalized for pneumonia.	85%	87%
Patients whose initial emergency room blood culture was performed prior to first dose of antibiotic received in hospital Why is it important? A blood culture test tells what kind of medicine will work best to treat your pneumonia.	94%	92%
Patients given smoking cessation advice or counseling Why is it important? Smoking is linked to pneumonia. Quitting may help prevent you from getting pneumonia again.	93%	91%
Patients given Initial antibiotics within 6 hours after arrival Why is it important? Timely use of antibiotics can improve the treatment of pneumonia caused by bacteria.	92%	94%
Patients given the most appropriate initial antibiotic Why is it important? Antibiotics are medicines that treat infection and each one is different. Physicians should choose the antibiotics that best treat the infection type for each pneumonia patient.	87%	89%
Patients assessed and given Influenza vaccination Why is it important? Flu shots reduce the risk of influenza, a serious and sometimes deadly lung infection that can spread quickly. Hospitals should check to make sure that pneumonia patients, particularly those who are age 50 or older, get a flu shot during flu season to protect them from another lung infection and to help prevent the spread of influenza.	80%	85%
Measures: Lower % is Better		National Average	How We Compare
Risk adjusted death (mortality) from pneumonia (data reported 7/2005-6/2008) Why is it important? The death rates have been Risk-Adjusted. This means that they take into account how sick patients were before they were admitted to the hospital.		11.6%
Rate of readmission for pneumonia patients (data reported 7/2005-6/2008) Why is it important? There are many reasons why patients are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of a hospital stay. When a hospital has a lower (better) risk-adjusted rate of readmission, it may mean that the hospital, physicians, and other healthcare professionals are doing a better job treating patients during their first hospital stay and preparing them for discharge and follow-up care after they leave the hospital.		18.3%

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data reported 10/2008-9/2009

Data Updated: 5/25/2010

Head of Bed Elevation Process Measure:	100% Goal	How We Compare
Other	98%
Surgical	99%
Medical	97%
Elevating the head of bed of patients who are on a ventilator helps prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services data report 1/2009-12/2009

Data Updated: 7/9/2010

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