This measure describes the change in functional communication status subsequent to speech-language pathology treatment of patients who exhibit difficuty in swallowing.
A self-report outcome measure of change in functional status for patients 14 years+ with shoulder impairments. The change in functional status assess using FOTO’s (shoulder) PROM is adjusted to patient characteristics known to be associated with functional status outcomes (risk adjusted) and used as a performance measure at the patient level, at the individual clinician, and at the clinic level to assess quality.
The percentage of patients aged 18 and older with Heart Failure who are on an ACEI or ARB
The percentage of patients 18 years and older diagnosed with heart failure who are taking a beta blocker
Percentage of home health episodes of care during which patients with heart failure were assessed for symptoms of heart failure, and appropriate actions were taken when the patient exhibited symptoms of heart failure
Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure with quantitative results of an evaluation of both current level of activity and clinical symptoms documented
The percentage of men with definitively treated localized prostate cancer who had at least one PSA level in the past 12 months.
Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who were screened for dyspnea during the hospice admission evaluation / palliative care initial encounter.
Percentage of patients who screened positive for dyspnea who received treatment within 24 hours of screening.
This quality measure is defined as:
Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who screened positive for pain and who received a clinical assessment of pain within 24 hours of screening.