Percentage of patients provided with educational materials that review the natural history of the disease and treatment options, including alternatives to surgery, the risks and benefits and the evidence.
Note: This standard is assessed as a process that applies to all patients. Evaluation is not based on documentation in individual medical records.
Percentage of post-surgical outcomes examined by a physician's system that includes the following. •Tracking specific complications of back surgery; •Periodic analysis of surgical complications data and a plan for improving outcomes. Note: This standard is assessed as a process that applies to all patients. Evaluation is not based on documentation in individual medical records. This standard is applicable only for physicians who perform surgery.
Percentage of patients for whom there is documentation that a written asthma management plan was provided either to the patient or the patient’s caregiver OR, at a minimum, specific written instructions on under what conditions the patient’s doctor should be contacted or the patient should go to the emergency room
Percentage of patients’ charts showing either that there is no tobacco use/exposure or (if a user) that the current use was documented at the most recent clinic visit
Percentage of patients with documented tobacco use or exposure at the latest visit who also have documentation that their cessation interest was assessed or that they received advice to quit
This measure identifies pregnant women who had a HBsAg (hepatitis B) test during their pregnancy.
This measure identifies pregnant women who had a syphilis test during their pregnancy.
Percentage of D-negative, unsensitized patients who gave birth during a 12-month period who received anti-D immune globulin at 26-30 weeks gestation.
Percentage of patients who gave birth during a 12-month period who were screened for blood group antibodies during the first or second prenatal care visit.
Percentage of patients who gave birth during a 12-month period who had a determination of blood group (ABO) and D (Rh) type by the second prenatal care visit.
Percentage of patients who gave birth during a 12-month period who were screened for HIV infection during the first or second prenatal care visit.