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Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Care

  • Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Conducted: Percentage of home health episodes of care in which the patient was assessed for risk of developing pressure ulcers at start/resumption of care.

    Pressure Ulcer Prevention Included in Plan of Care: Percentage of home health episodes of care in which the physician-ordered plan of care included interventions to prevent pressure ulcers.

    CBE ID
    0538

Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Conducted

  • Percentage of home health episodes of care in which the patient was assessed for risk of developing pressure ulcers at start/resumption of care.

    CBE ID
    0540

Prevent Standardized Waitlist Ratio (PSWR)

  • The PSWR measure tracks the number of prevalent dialysis patients in a practitioner (inclusive of physicians and advanced practice providers) group who are under the age of 75 and were listed on the kidney or kidney-pancreas transplant waitlist or received a living donor transplant. For each practitioner group, the Prevalent Standardized Waitlist Ratio (PSWR) is calculated to compare the observed number of waitlist events in a practitioner group to its expected number of waitlist events.
    CBE ID
    3719

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan

  • 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
    Normal Parameters: Age 18 years and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2

    CBE ID
    0421

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan

  • 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
    Normal Parameters: Age 18 and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2

    CBE ID
    0421e

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan

  • Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter

    CBE ID
    0418

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan

  • Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter

    CBE ID
    0418e