This measure identifies patients with an emergency medicine visit for non-traumatic chest pain that had an ECG done as part of their evaluation.
This measure identifies patients with an emergency medicine visit for syncope that had an ECG done as part of their evaluation.
This measure identifies patients with hypertension (HTN) that had a serum creatinine in last 12 reported months
Patient(s) with a recent emergency room encounter for a transient cerebral ischemic event that had any physician visit within 14 days of the acute event.
Adult patients with advanced cancer who are screened for pain with a standardized quantitative tool at each outpatient visit
2022 submission:
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief parent-report questionnaire that is used to assess overall psychosocial functioning in children from 3 to 18 years of age. Originally developed to be a screen that would allow pediatricians and other health professionals to identify children with poor overall functioning who were in need of further evaluation or referral, the PSC has seen such wide use in large systems that it has increasingly been used as a quality indicator and as an outcome measure to assess changes in functioning over time.
This measure assesses the percentage of COPD exacerbations for members 40 years of age and older who had an acute inpatient discharge or ED encounter on or between January 1–November 30 of the measurement year and who were dispensed appropriate medications.
Two rates are reported.
1. Dispensed a systemic corticosteroid within 14 days of the event
2. Dispensed a bronchodilator within 30 days of the event
This measure has two rates that assess the promotion of physical activity in older adults:
Discussing Physical Activity: Percentage patients 65 years of age and older who reported discussing their level of exercise or physical activity with a doctor or other health provider in the last 12 months
Advising Physical Activity: Percentage patients 65 years of age and older who reported receiving advice to start, increase, or maintain their level of exercise or physical activity from a doctor or other health provider in the last 12 months
Percentage of long-stay nursing home patients 65 years old or older who have a new balance problem who receive physical therapy or nursing rehabilitation/restorative care