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Body Mass Index Screening and Follow-Up for People with Serious Mental Illness

CBE ID
2601
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The percentage of patients 18 years and older with a serious mental illness who received a screening for body mass index and follow-up for those people who were identified as obese (a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2).

Note: The proposed health plan measure is adapted from an existing provider-level measure for the general population (Preventive Care & Screening: Body Mass Index: Screening and Follow-Up NQF #0421). It is currently stewarded by CMS and used in the Physician Quality Reporting System.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Patients 18 years and older with calculated body mass index documented during the measurement year or year prior to the measurement year and follow-up care is provided if a person’s body mass index is greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          All patients 18 years of age or older as of December 31 of the measurement year with at least one inpatient visit or two outpatient visits for schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder, or at least one inpatient visit for major depression during the measurement year.

        • Exclusions

          Active diagnosis of pregnancy during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Behavioral Health and Substance Use Spring Cycle 2020
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
        • Steward
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