3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)
Numerator
The numerator is the hospital level sum of CTM-3 scores for all eligible sampled patients. 1. The hospital staff took my preferences and those of my family or caregiver into account in deciding what my health care needs would be when I left the hospital. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable 2. When I left the hospital, I had a good understanding of the things I was responsible for in managing my health. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable 3. When I left the hospital, I clearly understood the purpose for taking each of my medications. Strongly Disagree/ Disagree/ Agree/ Strongly Agree/ Don't Know,Don't Remember,Not Applicable
Denominator
The denominator for the CTM-3 measure includes all sampled patients aged 18 years and older
Exclusions
Patients: • who died in the hospital • who did not stay at least one night in the hospital • as required by law or regulation in the state in which the hospital operates
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Patient Reported Data and Surveys
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not on Care Compare