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Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)

Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly (DAE)

  • The percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who received at least two dispensing events for the same high-risk medication. A lower rate represents better performance.

    CBE ID
    0022

Use of Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain

  • The percentage of patients with a primary diagnosis of low back pain who did not have an imaging study (plain X-ray, MRI, CT scan) within 28 days of diagnosis.

    CBE ID
    0052