Venous thromboembolism performance measurement in the United States: An evolving landscape with many stakeholders

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• Alternative Title:
  J Hosp Med
• Personal Author:
  Braun, Barbara I. ; Kolbusz, Karen M. ; Bozikis, Michele R. ; Schmaltz, Stephen P. ; Abe, Karon ; Reyes, Nimia L. ; Dardis, Michelle N.
• Description:
  Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a life-threatening, costly, and common preventable complication associated with hospitalization. Although VTE prevention strategies such as risk assessment and prophylaxis are available, they are not applied uniformly or systematically across US hospitals and healthcare systems. Hospital-level performance measurement has been used nationally to promote standardized approaches for VTE prevention and incentivize the adoption of guideline-based care management. Though most measures reflect care processes rather than outcomes, certain domains including diagnosis, treatment, and continuity of care remain unmeasured. In this article, we describe the development of VTE prevention measures from various stakeholders, measure strengths and limitations, publicly reported rates, the impact of technology and health policy on measure use, and perspectives on future options for surveillance and performance monitoring.
• Subjects:
  Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Pulmonary Embolism Risk Assessment United States Venous Thromboembolism
• Source:
  J Hosp Med. 19(9):827-840
• Pubmed ID:
  38770952
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11371498
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; Cooperative Agreement OT18-1802/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:528f66941330d77a8b4a1a8aaa118f6133a44edf451799c4e3a21bd329a4ae5c0715f0a1496ab29da7e2f8e93441dc3fde87a75ec9db82ad9e3f0a750121a960
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