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 reporting 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
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1.14 Numerator
Patients whose information is 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
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1.15 Denominator
All patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of melanoma or a history of melanoma
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Exclusions
The PCPI exception methodology uses three categories of exception reasons for which a patient may be removed from the denominator of an individual measure. These measure exception categories are not uniformly relevant across all measures; for each measure, there must be a clear rationale to permit an exception for a medical, patient, or system reason. Examples are provided in the measure exception language of instances that may constitute an exception and are intended to serve as a guide to clinicians. For this measure, exceptions may include system reason(s) for not entering patients into a recall system (eg, melanoma being monitored by another physician provider). Where examples of exceptions are included in the measure language, value sets for these examples are developed and are included in the eSpecifications. Although this methodology does not require the external reporting of more detailed exception data, the PCPI recommends that physicians document the specific reasons for exception in patients’ medical records for purposes of optimal patient management and audit-readiness. The PCPI also advocates the systematic review and analysis of each physician’s exceptions data to identify practice patterns and opportunities for quality improvement.
Documentation of system reason(s) for not entering patients into a recall system (eg, melanoma being monitored by another physician provider)
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Planned Use
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