Percentage of female patients 50 to 64 years of age without select risk factors for osteoporotic fracture who received an order for a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan during the measurement period.
The percentage of patients 5–64 years of age who were identified as having persistent asthma and had a ratio of controller medications to total asthma medications of 0.50 or greater during the measurement year.
This measure assesses the percentage of newborns who did not pass hearing screening and have an audiological evaluation no later than 3 months of age.
This outcome measure tracks the rate of adult patients (aged 18 years and older) treated and released from the Emergency Department (ED) with either a non-specific, presumed benign symptom-only dizziness diagnosis or a specific inner ear/vestibular diagnosis (collectively referred to as “benign dizziness”) who were subsequently admitted to a hospital for a stroke within 30 days of their ED visit.
The percentage of episodes for members ages 3 months and older with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis that did not result in an antibiotic dispensing event.
Percentage of adult in-center hemodialysis patients in the facility whose average ultrafiltration rate (UFR) is >=13 ml/kg/hour AND who receive an average of <240 minutes per treatment during the calculation period.
The purpose of this measure is to assess families´ perceptions of the quality of care that Veterans received from the VA in the last month of life. The BFS consists of 19 items (17 structured and 2 open-ended). The BFS items were selected from a longer survey that was developed and validated with the support of a VA HSR&D Merit Award and have been approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget.
Percent of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG who were discharged on beta blockers
Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey 3.0 (CG-CAHPS) is a standardized survey instrument that asks patients to report on their experiences with primary or specialty care received from providers and their staff in ambulatory care settings over the preceding 6 months.