|
Quality Id |
Measure Name |
High Priority |
Measure Type |
Measure Description |
|
047 |
Care
Plan |
Yes |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or
surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance
care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name
a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan |
|
128 |
Preventive
Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current
encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of
normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or
during the previous twelve months of the current encounter |
|
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 |
|
185 |
Colonoscopy
Interval for Patients with a History of Adenomatous
Polyps |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 18 years and older receiving a surveillance colonoscopy,
with a history of a prior adenomatous polyp(s) in
previous colonoscopy findings, which had an interval of 3 or more years since
their last colonoscopy |
|
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 |
|
271 |
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease (IBD): Preventive Care: Corticosteroid Related Iatrogenic
Injury – Bone Loss Assessment |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients with an inflammatory bowel disease encounter who were prescribed
prednisone equivalents greater than or equal to 10 mg/day for 60 or greater
consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or
greater for all fills and were documented for risk of bone loss once during
the reporting year or the previous calendar year. Individuals who received an
assessment for bone loss during the prior or current year are considered
adequately screened. |
|
275 |
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease (IBD): Assessment of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Status Before
Initiating Anti-TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) Therapy |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who had
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) status assessed and results interpreted prior to
initiating anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) therapy |
|
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 |
|
320 |
Appropriate
Follow-Up Interval for Normal Colonoscopy in Average Risk Patients |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 50 to 75 years of age receiving a screening colonoscopy
without biopsy or polypectomy who had a recommended
follow-up interval of at least 10 years for repeat colonoscopy documented in
their colonoscopy report |
|
343 |
Screening
Colonoscopy Adenoma Detection Rate |
Yes |
Outcome |
The
percentage of patients age 50 years or older with at least one conventional
adenoma or colorectal cancer detected during screening colonoscopy |
|
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 |
|
390 |
Hepatitis
C: Discussion and Shared Decision Making Surrounding Treatment Options |
Yes |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of hepatitis C with whom
a physician or other qualified healthcare professional reviewed the range of
treatment options appropriate to their genotype and demonstrated a shared
decision making approach with the patient. To meet the measure, there must be
documentation in the patient record of a discussion between the physician or
other qualified healthcare professional and the patient that includes all of
the following: treatment choices appropriate to genotype, risks and benefits,
evidence of effectiveness, and patient preferences toward treatment |
|
401 |
Hepatitis
C: Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in
Patients with Cirrhosis |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C
cirrhosis who underwent imaging with either ultrasound, contrast enhanced CT
or MRI for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at least
once within the 12 month reporting period |
|
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 |
|
425 |
Photodocumentation of Cecal
Intubation |
No |
Process |
The
rate of screening and surveillance colonoscopies for which photodocumentation of landmarks of cecal
intubation is performed to establish a complete examination |
|
431 |
Preventive
Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling |
No |
Process |
Percentage
of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for unhealthy alcohol
use using a systematic screening method at least once within the last 24
months AND who received brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy
alcohol user |
|
439 |
Age
Appropriate Screening Colonoscopy |
No |
Efficiency |
The
percentage of patients greater than 85 years of age who received a screening
colonoscopy from January 1 to December 31 |