Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Hospital in Columbia, MD, Medicare certification number 210048. CMS publishes 62 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 210048The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Control type: Private (not for profit)
Participating since: Jul 10, 1973
Last certification: Oct 15, 1992
Beds: 233
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 1, 1998 (1 total)
Address: 5755 Cedar Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 740-7890

NPI records for this facility 1

Howard County General Hospital, Inc,
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Columbia, MD
- NPI 1144291899
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.14 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2 of 5
- State average 2.24 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.17 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 2.69 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.74 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.95 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.19 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 19

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1.02
- State average 1.01 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 1,459 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.96
- State average 1.04 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected177.34
- State average 171.3 (computed here)
- National average 173.3
- No different than the national rate
- 48 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected9.6
- State average 8.25 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 243 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart attack patients As expected10.8
- State average 11.84 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 218 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected8.9
- State average 10.89 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 749 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected13.3
- State average 14.91 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 806 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.5
- State average 10.86 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 321 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Better3
- State average 3.34 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Better than the national rate
- 3,338 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.17
- State average 0.23 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 10,983 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.23
- State average 0.26 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 11,012 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected4.07
- State average 3.46 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 1,305 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.55
- State average 1.55 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 330 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.91
- State average 2.24 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 1,245 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.1
- State average 8.91 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 335 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.2
- State average 5.09 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 308 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.61
- State average 1.76 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 333 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.62
- State average 0.88 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 9,340 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.9
- State average 4.2 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 65 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5

Infections 5

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.35
- State average 0.63
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.48
- State average 0.67
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.35
- State average 0.35
- National average 1
- Better than the national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
MRSA Bacteremia As expected0.26
- State average 0.54
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
SSI - Colon Surgery As expected1.75
- State average 0.79
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13

Outpatient imaging 1

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 0.3
- State average 1.59 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates — 7

Spending per patient 0

Medicare Care Compare

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) — 5

Timely and effective care 18

Medicare Care Compare

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 92
- State average 81.8 (computed here)
- National average 74.05 (computed here)
- 36 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 92
- State average 93.36 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 222 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 68
- State average 65
- National average 65
- 282 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 278
- State average 251
- National average 168
- 403 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 618
- State average 501
- National average 287
- 14 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 266
- State average 246
- National average 162
- 366 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 1,166
- State average 415
- National average 257
- 27 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 97
- State average 97.28 (computed here)
- National average 96.1 (computed here)
- 226 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 93
- State average 94
- National average 93
- 15 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 54
- State average 69
- National average 69
- 37 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 99
- State average 93
- National average 78
- 3,945 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 4
- State average 3
- National average 2
- 73,559 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 3,301 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 99
- State average 78
- National average 73
- 71 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 85
- State average 86
- National average 87
- 26 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 72
- State average 82
- National average 81
- 283 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 96
- State average 91
- National average 93
- 136 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 58
- State average 56.43 (computed here)
- National average 46.51 (computed here)
- 33 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (12)

Emergency department volume — very high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5

Unplanned visits 10

Medicare Care Compare

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected14.3
- State average 14.38 (computed here)
- National average 14.4
- No different than the national rate
- 147 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.7
- State average 20.45 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 751 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart attack patients -13.4
- State average 14.81 (computed here)
- National average 6.71 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 161 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 12.1
- State average 5.39 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 818 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 4.1
- State average 10.45 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 811 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.4
- State average 16.9 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 700 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected6.6
- State average 5.81 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 54 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19.7
- State average 19.49 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 272 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.7
- State average 12.94 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 59 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
- State average 1 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 735 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

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