Quality Id

Measure Name

High Priority

Measure Type

Measure Description

130

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

Yes

Process

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications’ name, dosage, frequency and route of administration

137

Melanoma: Continuity of Care – Recall System

Yes

Structure

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of melanoma or a history of melanoma whose information was entered, at least once within a 12 month period, into a recall system that includes:
• A target date for the next complete physical skin exam, AND
• A process to follow up with patients who either did not make an appointment within the specified timeframe or who missed a scheduled appointment

138

Melanoma: Coordination of Care

Yes

Process

Percentage of patient visits, regardless of age, with a new occurrence of melanoma that have a treatment plan documented in the chart that was communicated to the physician(s) providing continuing care within one month of diagnosis

224

Melanoma: Overutilization of Imaging Studies in Melanoma

No

Process

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of Stage 0 through IIC melanoma or a history of melanoma of any stage, without signs or symptoms suggesting systemic spread, seen for an office visit during the one-year measurement period, for whom no diagnostic imaging studies were ordered

226

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

No

Process

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user

265

Biopsy Follow-Up

Yes

Process

Percentage of new patients whose biopsy results have been reviewed and communicated to the primary care/referring physician and patient by the performing physician

317

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented

No

Process

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older seen during the submitting period who were screened for high blood pressure AND a recommended follow-up plan is documented based on the current blood pressure (BP) reading as indicated

337

Psoriasis: Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention for Patients with Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on a Biological Immune Response Modifier

No

Process

Percentage of patients whose providers are ensuring active tuberculosis prevention either through yearly negative standard tuberculosis screening tests or are reviewing the patient’s history to determine if they have had appropriate management for a recent or prior positive test

374

Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

Yes

Process

Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring provider receives a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred

402

Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents

No

Process

The percentage of adolescents 12 to 20 years of age with a primary care visit during the measurement year for whom tobacco use status was documented and received help with quitting if identified as a tobacco user

410

Psoriasis: Clinical Response to Oral Systemic or Biologic Medications

Yes

Outcome

Percentage of psoriasis vulgaris patients receiving oral systemic or biologic therapy who meet minimal physician-or patient- reported disease activity levels. It is implied that establishment and maintenance of an established minimum level of disease control as measured by physician-and/or patient-reported outcomes will increase patient satisfaction with and adherence to treatment

440

Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)/Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC): Biopsy Reporting Time – Pathologist to Clinician

Yes

Process

Percentage of biopsies with a diagnosis of cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) (including in situ disease) in which the pathologist communicates results to the clinician within 7 days from the time when the tissue specimen was received by the pathologist

130

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

Yes

Process

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications’ name, dosage, frequency and route of administration

137

Melanoma: Continuity of Care – Recall System

Yes

Structure

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of melanoma or a history of melanoma whose information was entered, at least once within a 12 month period, into a recall system that includes:
• A target date for the next complete physical skin exam, AND
• A process to follow up with patients who either did not make an appointment within the specified timeframe or who missed a scheduled appointment

138

Melanoma: Coordination of Care

Yes

Process

Percentage of patient visits, regardless of age, with a new occurrence of melanoma that have a treatment plan documented in the chart that was communicated to the physician(s) providing continuing care within one month of diagnosis

224

Melanoma: Overutilization of Imaging Studies in Melanoma

No

Process

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of Stage 0 through IIC melanoma or a history of melanoma of any stage, without signs or symptoms suggesting systemic spread, seen for an office visit during the one-year measurement period, for whom no diagnostic imaging studies were ordered

226

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

No

Process

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user

265

Biopsy Follow-Up

Yes

Process

Percentage of new patients whose biopsy results have been reviewed and communicated to the primary care/referring physician and patient by the performing physician

317

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented

No

Process

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older seen during the submitting period who were screened for high blood pressure AND a recommended follow-up plan is documented based on the current blood pressure (BP) reading as indicated

337

Psoriasis: Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention for Patients with Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on a Biological Immune Response Modifier

No

Process

Percentage of patients whose providers are ensuring active tuberculosis prevention either through yearly negative standard tuberculosis screening tests or are reviewing the patient’s history to determine if they have had appropriate management for a recent or prior positive test

374

Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

Yes

Process

Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring provider receives a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred

402

Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents

No

Process

The percentage of adolescents 12 to 20 years of age with a primary care visit during the measurement year for whom tobacco use status was documented and received help with quitting if identified as a tobacco user

410

Psoriasis: Clinical Response to Oral Systemic or Biologic Medications

Yes

Outcome

Percentage of psoriasis vulgaris patients receiving oral systemic or biologic therapy who meet minimal physician-or patient- reported disease activity levels. It is implied that establishment and maintenance of an established minimum level of disease control as measured by physician-and/or patient-reported outcomes will increase patient satisfaction with and adherence to treatment

440

Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)/Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC): Biopsy Reporting Time – Pathologist to Clinician

Yes

Process

Percentage of biopsies with a diagnosis of cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) (including in situ disease) in which the pathologist communicates results to the clinician within 7 days from the time when the tissue specimen was received by the pathologist

130

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

Yes

Process

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications’ name, dosage, frequency and route of administration