Falls With Injury
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital eCQMs
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
Defining Attributes
Definition
This ratio measure assesses the number of inpatient hospitalisations where at least one fall with a major or moderate injury occurs among the total qualifying inpatient hospital days for patients age 18 years and older.
Numerator
Inpatient hospitalisations where the patient has a fall that results in moderate or major injury.
Denominator
Inpatient hospitalisations for patients age 18 and older with a length of stay less than or equal to 120 days that ends during the measurement period.
Exclusions
Inpatient hospitalisations where the patient has a fall diagnosis present on admission.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
See detailed specifications for risk adjustment: ecqi.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/RAFWICMS1017_v1.pdf
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Value Set Authority Centre (VSAC)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Care Compare
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025