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United States Department of Health & Human Services
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Pneumonia Care Quality Measures

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
December 2006 through February 2007
DMH=89%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=71%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=75%
An influenza shot can help prevent Influenza in the future, even for patients who have been hospitalized for pneumonia.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pnemococcal Vaccination
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=91%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=68%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=73%
A pneumonia (pneumococcal) shot can help prevent pneumonia in the future, even for patients who have been hospitalized for pneumonia.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within four hours after arrival
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=92%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=82%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=81%
Timely use of antibiotics can improve the treatment of pneumonia caused by bacteria.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Oxygenation Assessment
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=100%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=99%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=99%
Having enough oxygen in your blood is important to your health.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=100%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=83%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=83%
Smoking is linked to pneumonia. Quitting may help prevent you from getting pneumonia again.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=80%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=85%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=85%
Antibiotics are medicines that treat infection, and each one is different. Hospitals should choose the antibiotics that best treat the infection type for each pneumonia patient.

Percent of Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture was Performed Prior to the Administration of the First Hospital Dose of Antibiotic
April 2006 through March 2007
DMH=94%
Reporting Hospitals in the State of Illinois=90%
Reporting Hospitals in the U.S.=90%
A blood culture tells what kind of medicine will work best to treat your pneumonia.