Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed which included documentation of the level of severity of retinopathy and the presence or absence of macular edema during one or more office visits within 12 months
This eCQM assesses the rate of delayed diagnosis of VTE in adults aged 18 years and older in the primary care setting. Delayed diagnosis is defined as diagnosis of VTE that occurs >24 hours following the index primary care visit where symptoms for the VTE were first present (within 30 days).
Percentage of final reports for carotid imaging studies (neck magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), neck computerized tomographic angiography (CTA), neck duplex ultrasound, carotid angiogram) performed that include direct or indirect reference to measurements of distal internal carotid diameter as the denominator for stenosis measurement
Proportion of patients undergoing ICD/CRT-D implant who received prescriptions for all medications (ACE/ARB and beta blockers) for which they are eligible at discharge.
The Discharge to Community-Post Acute Care Measure for Home Health Agencies (DTC-PAC HHA) measure was developed to address the resource use and other measures domain of Discharge to the Community, a domain mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). The measure was developed using calendar year 2012-2013 data.
The Discharge to Community-Post Acute Care Measure for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (DTC-PAC IRF) was developed to address the resource use and other measures domain of Discharge to the Community mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). This outcome measure assesses successful discharge to community from an IRF, with successful discharge to community including no unplanned rehospitalizations and no death in the 31 days following IRF discharge.
The Discharge to Community-Post Acute Care Measure for Long-Term Care Hospitals (DTC-PAC LTCH) was developed to address the resource use and other measures domain of Discharge to the Community mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). This outcome measure assesses successful discharge to community from an LTCH, with successful discharge to community including no unplanned rehospitalizations and no death in the 31 days following LTCH discharge.
The Discharge to Community-Post Acute Care Measure for Skilled Nursing Facilities (DTC-PAC SNF) was developed to address the resource use and other measures domain of Discharge to the Community mandated by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). This outcome measure assesses successful discharge to community from a SNF, with successful discharge to community including no unplanned rehospitalizations and no death in the 31 days following SNF discharge.
Percentage of patients 18+ with carpal tunnel syndrome who received surgical carpal tunnel release, and who should not routinely be prescribed postoperative physical and/or occupational therapy within 6 weeks after release.
The Elective Primary Hip Arthroplasty episode-based cost measure evaluates a clinician’s risk-adjusted cost to Medicare for patients who receive an elective primary hip arthroplasty during the performance period. The measure score is a clinician’s risk-adjusted cost for the episode group averaged across all episodes attributed to the clinician.