Patient Safety and Quality

Core Measures

Pneumonia Care

For patients diagnosed with pneumonia, there are certain treatment guidelines that, if followed, will help these patients recover faster and with fewer complications. The chart below outlines these specific treatment guidelines and compares UMMC's performance in these key measures with national averages. For more information, click on any of the underlined measures below.

Safe and Effective Care	National	UMMC	UMMC	UMMC	UMMC
		Jul.-Sep. 2011	Oct.-Dec. 2011	Jan.-Mar. 2012	Apr.-Jun. 2012
Blood Cultures Before Initial Antibiotic Received Percent of pneumonia patients whose intial emergency room blood culture was performed prior to the administration of the first dose of antibiotics.	94.8%	95.3%	100%	100%	97%

Source: The Joint Commission

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UM Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Respiratory Diseases
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This page was last updated on: October 22, 2012.