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Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)

Prescription of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of HIV prescribed antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV infection during the measurement year

    A medical visit is any visit in an outpatient/ambulatory care setting with a nurse practitioner, physician, and/or a physician assistant who provides comprehensive HIV care.

    CBE ID
    2083

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

  • Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization

    CBE ID
    0041

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan

  • Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter

    CBE ID
    0418

Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan

  • Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter

    CBE ID
    0418e

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

  • Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user

    Three rates are reported:
    a. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months
    b. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were identified as a tobacco user who received tobacco cessation intervention

    CBE ID
    0028

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

  • Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user

    Three rates are reported:
    a. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months
    b. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user who received tobacco cessation intervention

    CBE ID
    0028e