Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (Standardized infection ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from knee prosthesis surgery.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Rate: Number of deaths due to falls per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths with a fall-related injury as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: W00-W19)

Data Source:

(1) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(2) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

History:
MAR 2014
- 2020 targets based on 2006-2008 data

MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2006-2008 to 2009-2011
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2009-2011 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups

Rate: New tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in one year per 100,000 persons.

Definition: Tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 population.

Data Sources:

1) National TB Surveillance System (TB), CDC/NCHHSTP

2) Tuberculosis Information Management System, Tuberculosis Control Program, Division of HIV, STD, and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Rate of hospitalizations due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.

Rate: Number of deaths due to kidney disease per 100,000 population.

Definition: Deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis (kidney disease) as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27).

Sources:

(1) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(2) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Rate: Number of deaths (per 100,000) due to end-stage renal disease.

Definition: Deaths with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 code: N18.0 (1999-2010), N18.5 (2011 and after).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (Standardized infection ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from abdominal hysterectomy.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)