Osteoporosis Management in Women Who Had a Fracture
Description
The percentage of women age 50-85 who suffered a fracture and who either had a bone mineral density test or received a prescription for a drug to treat osteoporosis.
The percentage of women age 50-85 who suffered a fracture and who either had a bone mineral density test or received a prescription for a drug to treat osteoporosis.
The percentage of women 65-85 years of age who report ever having received a bone density test to check for osteoporosis.
Percentage of persons > 13 years of age with diagnosed HIV infection who are virally suppressed in the measurement year.
Following the project committtee measure evaluation meeting, a meeting summary of the committee's deliberation and endorsement recommendations is posted for public comment. Comments received will be reviewed by the project committee during the post-comment meeting.
After the measure submission deadline, the measures submitted for endorsement review are posted to the PQM website for public comment. These comments are aggregated and shared with the project committee for consideration during the measure evaluaiton meeting.
The Primary Care and Chronic Illness (PCCI) Standing Committee oversees the consensus based entity's portfolio of PCCI measures, which includes measures on ear, nose, throat, and eye care; endocrinology; infectious disease; musculoskeletal care; and pulmonology.
Percentage of children from 3.00 to 17.99 years of age seen for a pediatric well child visit who have a Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) Tool administered as a component of that visit.
Patients age 50 or over with a fragility fracture who have either a dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan ordered or performed, or a prescription for FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for osteoporosis, or who are seen by or linked to a fracture liaison service prior to discharge from inpatient status,. If DXA is not available and documented as such, then any other specified fracture risk assessment method may be ordered or performed.