NHSPI_measure_metadata: 82

Data provided by Big Local News. Data from the National Health Security Preparedness Index. The overall index is useful for examining a state’s readiness in dealing with any number of issues. There also are specific metrics that directly relate to states’ abilities to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, we have pulled out and processed key metrics -- from preparedness for surge testing to evaluating how many people in each state have access to paid time off. Our goal is to make it easier for journalists to access and analyze for their reporting. For more information, please start with the NHSPI_READ_ME file. Questions? Contact biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	obsid	index	item_code	domain_code	domain_name	domain_description	subdomain_code	subdomain_name	subdomain_description	subdomain_long_desc	measure_name	measure_description	measure_rationale	data_source	verbose_data_source	data_dates	limitations
82	167.0	Index	4.2.17	4.0	HD	Healthcare Delivery	11.0	HPS	Hospital and Physician Services	Hospital and physician services refers to care for a patient who is formally admitted (or “hospitalized”) to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night in the hospital or other institution.	M300	Percent of hospitals in the state with a top quality ranking (Grade A) on the Hospital Safety Score	The Hospital Safety Score uses 28 national performance measures from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to produce a single score representing the hospital's overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. A grade "A" represents the best hospital safety score. Being able to provide patient safety and reduced medical errors during normal operations positions the hospital to perform better during health emergencies.	Leapfrog HSS	The Leapfrog Group, Hospital Safety Score (HSS)	2013—2018	The measure source data does not include critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals, pediatric hospitals, hospitals in Maryland, territories exempt from public reporting to CMS, and others. Critical Access hospitals are facilities with no more than 25 beds and located in a rural area further than 35 miles from the nearest hospital, and/or are located in a mountainous region.