One of the quality measures reported by hospitals to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that is published on the Hospital Compare website is statistics on surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour of surgery) to help prevent infection. Answer the following questions to reflect on your understanding of this quality measure addressing the following: Your initial post comprising a minimum of 450 words should have at least 3-4 peer-reviewed references. . Source: Medicare.gov, Hospital Compare. (n.d.). Measures and current data collection periods. Retrieved from https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/Data-Updated.html
