This measures the percentage of pneumonia patients who received a blood test in the emergency room before receiving their first dose of antibiotic drugs. A blood culture can help identify which type of bacteria caused your pneumonia, and it helps your doctor determine which kind of antibiotic to prescribe.

July 2011 - June 2012 data

For the above graph: Higher ↑ performance is better.

Results over time

For the above graph: Higher ↑ performance is better.

More pneumonia measurements

• Pneumococcal vaccination status
• Blood cultures performed in emergency room before initial antibiotic received in hospital
• Smoking-cessation advice or counseling
• Intial antibiotic timing
• Appropriate initial antibiotic selection
• Influenza vaccination status
• Pneumonia mortality rates
• Pneumonia re-admission rates

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