Maryland
Strongest and Weakest Measures
Maryland's Strongest Measures
Strongest Measures are those in which the State performed above the all-State average and are strongest
among their measures relative to all reporting States. This State may be leading the way in quality
in these measures.
Note: The best result for each measure can be either the highest or lowest value. The direction representing best is noted in the "Best" column.
| Measure Short Name |
Measure Long Name |
Best |
| Nursing home short-stay residents - with moderate to severe pain |
Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents who had moderate to severe pain |
Lowest |
| Nursing home long-stay residents - with moderate to severe pain |
Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who have moderate to severe pain |
Lowest |
| Pneumonia deaths in hospital |
Deaths per 1,000 adult admissions with pneumonia as principal diagnosis (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers to another hospital) |
Lowest |
| Congestive heart failure deaths in hospital |
Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with congestive heart failure as principal diagnosis (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers to another hospital) |
Lowest |
| Heart attack deaths in hospital |
Deaths per 1,000 adult admissions with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as principal diagnosis (excluding transfers to another hospital) |
Lowest |
Maryland's Weakest Measures
Weakest Measures are those in which the State performed below the all-State average and are weakest
among their measures relative to all reporting States. These measures highlight some of the opportunities for
improvement.
Note: The best result for each measure can be either the highest or lowest value. The direction representing best is noted in the "Best" column.
| Measure Short Name |
Measure Long Name |
Best |
| Adult admissions - hypertension |
Admissions for hypertension (excluding patients with cardiac procedures, obstetric conditions, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 adult population |
Lowest |
| Adult admissions - asthma |
Adult asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population |
Lowest |
| Admissions for seniors - asthma |
Adult asthma admissions age 65 and over (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population |
Lowest |
| Adult admissions - angina without procedure |
Admissions for angina without procedure (excluding patients with cardiac procedures, transfers from other institutions, and obstetric admissions) per 100,000 adult population |
Lowest |
| Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery discharges |
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 adult elective-surgery discharges with an operating room procedure (excluding patients admitted for infection; patients with cancer or immunocompromised states; obstetric conditions; stays under 4 days; and admissions specifically for sepsis) |
Lowest |
States' specific performances on each of these measures are available in the All-State Data Table for All Measures.
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