Outcome Measures

Outcome: An outcome of care is a health state of a patient resulting from health care.

1. Outcome measures are supported by evidence that the measure has been used to detect the impact of one or more clinical interventions.
2. Measures in this domain are attributable to antecedent health care and should include provisions for risk-adjustment.

Example: The risk-adjusted rate of in-hospital hip fracture among acute care inpatients aged 65 years and over, per 1,000 discharges.

• 30-Day Readmissions and Mortality Measures
• Inpatient Quality Indicators 
• Patient Safety Indicators