Others titles
- Structural Measures Outpatient Department
- CMS Structural Measures
- Hospital Outpatient Department Data
Keywords
- Hospital Quality Outcomes
- Quality Healthcare Information
- Structural Quality Improvement Program
- Structural Measures Report and Outcomes
- Healthcare Infrastructure
- Hospital Compare
- ACS Measures
- Core Measures
- CMS Quality Measures
- CMS Core Measures
Hospital Structural Measures
This dataset includes a list of hospitals and the availability of structural measures at that hospital. A structural measure reflects the environment in which hospitals care for patients. For example, whether or not a hospital participates in a Cardiac Surgery Registry.
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Description
Structure measures evaluate the infrastructure of health care settings, such as hospitals or doctor offices, and whether those health care settings are able to deliver care. These measures include the staffing of facilities and the capabilities of these staff, the policy environment in which care is delivered, and the availability of resources within an institution.
Structure measures are often used by insurance companies and regulators to determine whether a provider has certain capacities needed to deliver high-quality care, such as whether a hospital has a system in place to order prescription drugs electronically. These measures are also commonly used in the certification or accreditation of health plans and providers.
Two key reasons for using structure measures are that characteristics of health care settings can significantly affect the quality of care, and care settings that meet certain standards have an advantage when it comes to providing high-quality care.
Although structure measures provide essential information about a provider’s capacity, it is important to note the limitations of these measures. In particular, structure measures provide just one piece of the full picture of care. For example, the fact that a hospital has the ability to perform certain functions does not capture whether or not these functions actually occur, nor does it capture whether those functions improve patient health. In short, the fact that a health care provider or facility meets the requirements of a structure measure may not result in that provider delivering care that improves patient health. For example, some forms of provider accreditation and certification require providers to use electronic health records. A provider could buy an electronic health record system but continue to rely on paper records and still meet this structural requirement.
As part of the general information available through CMS, structural measures reflect the environment in which providers care for patients. Examples of structural measures can be inpatient (participation in general surgery registry) or outpatient (tracking clinical results between visits). Hospitals submit structural measure data using an online data entry tool made available to hospitals and their vendors. Structural measures include information provided by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the Joint Commission (TJC), and CMS.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2014-05-14 |
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Last Modified | 2020-10-27 |
Version | 2020-10-27 |
Update Frequency |
Annual |
Temporal Coverage |
2016-2018 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Hospital Quality Outcomes, Quality Healthcare Information, Structural Quality Improvement Program, Structural Measures Report and Outcomes, Healthcare Infrastructure, Hospital Compare, ACS Measures, Core Measures, CMS Quality Measures, CMS Core Measures |
Other Titles | Structural Measures Outpatient Department, CMS Structural Measures, Hospital Outpatient Department Data |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Provider_ID | CMS certification number (CCN). Identification number of the hospital within the CMS dataset. | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
Hospital_Name | Name of the hospital (also referred to as the provider) | string | required : 1 |
Address | Main street address information of the hospital | string | required : 1 |
City | Mailing city. The city in the main street address of the hospital. | string | required : 1 |
State_Abbreviation | Two-letter state abbreviation in the mailing address of the hospital. This includes information on hospitals in: | string | required : 1 |
Zip_Code | 5 digit postal zip code in the mailing address of the hospital. | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
County | Mailing county of the hospital. | string | - |
Phone_Number | Main phone number of the hospital. 3-digit area code plus 7-digit telephone number. | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
Measure_Name | The measure name of the Outpatient Imaging Efficiency measures. | string | required : 1 |
Measure_ID | The measure identification (ID) of the Outpatient Imaging Efficiency measures. | string | required : 1 |
Is_Measure_Response | Whether the response of the facility against that measure is given or not. | boolean | - |
Footnote_Code | Footnote code describes the code for an additional piece of information given separately for the compiled data. | integer | level : Nominal |
Footnote_Description | Footnote describes an additional piece of information given separately for the compiled data. | string | - |
Measure_Start_Date | The first day the data measures were collected. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD. | date | required : 1 |
Measure_End_Date | The last day the data measures were collected. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD. | date | required : 1 |
Latitude | Identifies the geographical location Latitude. | number | - |
Longitude | Identifies the geographical location Longitude. | number | - |
Data Preview
Provider ID | Hospital Name | Address | City | State Abbreviation | Zip Code | County | Phone Number | Measure Name | Measure ID | Is Measure Response | Footnote Code | Footnote Description | Measure Start Date | Measure End Date | Latitude | Longitude |
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient) | OP_25 | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Able to receive lab results electronically | OP_12 | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient) | SM_SS_CHECK | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Able to track patients lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits | OP_17 | False | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Nursing care registry | SM_PART_NURSE | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | Patient Safety Culture | SM_HS_PATIENT_SAF | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10001 | SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER | 1108 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE | DOTHAN | AL | 36301 | HOUSTON | 3347938701 | General Surgery Registry | SM_PART_GEN_SURG | False | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 31.214058 | -85.361725 | ||
10005 | MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH | 2505 U S HIGHWAY 431 NORTH | BOAZ | AL | 35957 | MARSHALL | 2565938310 | Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient) | OP_25 | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | ||||
10005 | MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH | 2505 U S HIGHWAY 431 NORTH | BOAZ | AL | 35957 | MARSHALL | 2565938310 | Patient Safety Culture | SM_HS_PATIENT_SAF | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | ||||
10005 | MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH | 2505 U S HIGHWAY 431 NORTH | BOAZ | AL | 35957 | MARSHALL | 2565938310 | Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient) | SM_SS_CHECK | True | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |