MDH Summary of Nurse Sensitive Outcome Measures and Potential Data Sources
Measure Name
AHRQ Patient
Safety
Indicators
NQF Core
Measures
ANA National
Database of
NQI
PATIENT OUTCOME MEASURES
Death in low mortality DRG (PSI 02)
X
Decubitus/pressure ulcer (PSI 03)
X
X
X
Failure to rescue (PSI 04)
Postoperative PE or VTE (PSI 12)
Infection due to medical care
Central line catheter associated
blood stream infection (PSI 07)
Septicemia/blood stream infection
(PSI 13)
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urinary catheter associated UTI
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Nosocomial infection (any)
Patient falls prevalence
X
X
X
X
X
Only ICU
Patient falls with injury
X
Only ICU
Only ICU
Only ICU
X
X
X
X
X
X
HDD CY 2012
X
HDD CY 2012
X
X
HDD CY 2012
HDD CY 2012
HDD CY 2012
HDD CY 2012
X
X
X
Nurse staffing skill mix
X
X
Total nursing care hours provided per
patient day
X
X
Potential
Currently
Available Data
Source
HDD CY 2012
HDD CY 2012/
HAE FY 2013
HDD CY 2012
HDD CY 2012
X
Readmissions
Adverse drug events
Shock or cardiac arrest
CARE PROCESS MEASURES
Restraint prevalence
Smoking cessation counseling
Nurse staff satisfaction
Patient satisfaction with specific
elements of care
Nurse staff satisfaction
MHA Hospital
Engagement
Network
HDD CY 2012/
HAE FY 2013
HDD CY 2012
HAE FY 2013
HDD CY 2012
HAR FY 2012
(Inpatient and
Outpatient)
HAR FY 2012
(Inpatient and
Outpatient)
MHA Staffing
st
Reports 1 QRT
2014
X
X
X
X
HCAHPS
X
Note: AHRQ is the US Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. PSI is AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator. NQF is the National Quality
Forum. ANA is the American Nurses Association and NQI is Nurse Quality Indicators. MHA is the Minnesota Hospital Association.
HDD is Minnesota Hospital Discharge Data. HAE is Minnesota Hospital Adverse Health Events. FY is Fiscal Year (starting in October).
HAR is the Minnesota Hospital Annual Report. Minnesota hospitals may report the HAR based on a fiscal year that is either during a
period from January – December or any other time period. ICU is intensive care unit.
Adapted from Savitz et al., Quality indicators sensitive to nurse staffing in acute care settings. In: Hendrickson K, Battles JB, Marks ES,
et al, eds. Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
2005:375–385