Surgery Endorsement Maintenance 2010
1 - Complete workup for assessment of stress urinary incontinenceOrganization: American Urological Association
Description: Percentage of female patients who underwent initial SUI surgery who received a complete workup within 12 months prior to surgery for assessment of stress urinary incontinence.
Type: Process
2 - Female stress incontinence patients counseled about risks associated with the use of mesh in sling surgeryOrganization: American Urological Association
Description: Counseling of female stress incontinence patients about the risk of mesh erosion/extrusion, pain, and permanence prior to performing a synthetic sling surgery
Type: Outcome
3 - Hospital-level 30-day all-cause risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) following elective primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA)Organization: Centers for Medcare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description: This measure estimates hospital 30-day RSRRs following elective primary THA and TKA in patients 65 years and older. The measure uses Medicare claims data to develop a hospital-level RSRR for THA and TKA and will include patients readmitted for any reason within 30 days of discharge date of the index admission. Some patients are admitted within 30 days of the index hospitalization to undergo another elective THA/TKA procedure. These are considered planned readmissions and are NOT counted in the measure as readmissions.
Type: Outcome
4 - Hospital-level risk-standardized complication rate (RSCR) following elective primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA)Organization: Centers for Medcare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description: This measure estimates hospital risk-standardized complication rates (RSCRs) associated with primary elective THA and TKA in patients 65 years and older. The measure uses Medicare claims data to identify complications occurring from the date of index admission to 90 days post date of the index admission.
Type: Outcome
5 - Patients referred to specialistOrganization: American Urological Association
Description: Percentage of female patients reporting incontinence and indicating desire for further treatment who are offered a treatment plan.
Type: Process
6 - Unnecessary use of cystoscopyOrganization: American Urological Association
Description: Percentage of female stress incontinence patients who received an unnecessary cystoscopy preoperatively
Type: Outcome
7 - Use of cystoscopy during surgery for stress urinary incontinenceOrganization: American Urological Association
Description: Percentage of female stress incontinence patients receiving cystoscopy during surgery for stress incontinence to detect complications. This measures aims to reduce surgical complications through use of cystoscopy.
Type: Outcome
