Percentage of patients, aged 6-18 years old, treated with psychostimulant medication for the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whose medical record contains documentation of follow-up visits at least twice a year that include height, weight, a discussion of medication, a discussion of school progress and a care plan.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Number of patients, aged 6-18 years, diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed psychostimulant medication whose medical record contains documentation of at least two follow-up visits within a year medication was prescribed and the following components were discussed at each of the visits: height, weight, a discussion of medication, a discussion of school progress and a care plan.
Documented is defined as any evidence in the medical record that at least 2 follow-up visits occur in the 12 months since psychostimulant medication prescription date. Each follow-up visit for ADHD includes documentation of the following twice a year: height, weight, a discussion of medication, a discussion of school progress, and a care plan discussion.
Denominator
Number of patients, aged 6-18 years, diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed a psychostimulant medication in the past 12 months. For this measure, count medication initiation date as the start of a 12-month period.
Exclusions
None.
Measure Record
Point of Contact
Copyright 2014 by Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Public Comments