Measure title continued: Composite weighted average for 3 CT Exam Types: Overall Percent of CT exams for which Dose Length Product is at or below the size-specific diagnostic reference level (for CT Abdomen-pelvis with contrast/single phase scan, CT Chest without contrast/single phase scan and CT Head/Brain without contrast/single phase scan)
Description: Weighted average of 3 CT Exam Types: Overall Percent of CT exams for which Dose Length Product is at or below the size-specific diagnostic reference level (for CT Abdomen-pelvis with contrast/single phase scan, CT Chest without contrast/single phase scan and CT Head/Brain without contrast/single phase scan)
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
Number of CT Abdomen-Pelvis exams with contrast (single phase scan), CT Chest exams without contrast (single phase scan), and CT Head/Brain exams without contrast (single phase scan) for which Dose Length Product is at or below the size-specific exam-specific diagnostic reference level
DenominatorNumber of CT Abdomen-pelvis exams with contrast (single phase scans), CT Chest exams without contrast (single phase scans), and CT Head/Brain (single phase scans)
Target population: all patients regardless of age.ExclusionsNo denominator exclusions
Testing Data Sources
- Measure StructureMeasure Selection Attributes
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
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