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Clinician-Level and Clinician Group-Level Total Hip Arthroplasty and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (THA and TKA) Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measure (PRO-PM)

This patient-reported outcome-based performance measure uses the same measure specifications as the NQF-endorsed (NQF # 3559) hospital-level risk-standardized improvement rate (RSIR) following elective primary THA/TKA with the following exception: this measure attributes the outcome to a clinician or clinician group. Specifically, this measure will estimate a clinician-level and/or a clinician group-level RSIR following elective primary THA/TKA for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) patients 65 years of age and older.

CBE ID
3639

Cross-Setting Discharge Function Score for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Medicare patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the timeframe for the measure is 12 months.

CBE ID
4630

Cross-Setting Discharge Function Score for Long-Term Care Hospitals

This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) patient stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.

CBE ID
4635

Cross-Setting Discharge Function Score for Skilled Nursing Facilities

This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Medicare Part A skilled nursing facility stays that meet or exceed an expected discharge function score. The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for resident characteristics. The measure includes patients who are 18 years of age or older and the measure timeframe is 12 months.

CBE ID
4640

Cross-Setting Discharge Function Score – for Home Health Agencies

This outcome measure estimates the percentage of Home Health (HH) Medicare patients (18+) who meet or exceed an expected discharge function score over a 12-month period.

The expected discharge function score is a risk-adjusted estimate that accounts for patient characteristics.

CBE ID
4645