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Back Pain: Repeat Imaging Studies

  • Percentage of patients at least 18 years of age and younger than 80 with a back pain episode of 28 days or more who received inappropriate repeat imaging studies in the absence of red flags or progressive symptoms (overuse measure, lower performance is better).

    CBE ID
    0312

Back Pain: Shared Decision Making

  • Percentage of patients at least 18 years of age and younger than 80 with back pain with whom a physician or other clinician reviewed the range of treatment options, including alternatives to surgery prior to surgery. To demonstrate shared decision making, there must be documentation in the patient record of a discussion between the physician and the patient that includes all of the following.
    1) Treatment choices, including alternatives to surgery;
    2) Risks and benefits;
    3) Evidence of effectiveness

    CBE ID
    0310

Back Pain: Surgical Timing

  • Percentage of patients at least 18 years of age and younger than 80 with a back pain episode of 28 days or more without documentation of red flags who had surgery within the first six weeks of back pain onset (overuse measure, lower performance is better).

    Note: This measure is applicable only for physicians who perform surgery.

    CBE ID
    0305

Barrett´s Esophagus

  • Percentage of patients with esophageal biopsy reports for Barrett’s esophagus that contain a statement about dysplasia and if present the grade of dysplasia.

    CBE ID
    1854

Bipolar Disorder: Assessment for diabetes

  • Percentage of patients treated for bipolar disorder who are assessed for diabetes within 16 weeks after initiating treatment with an atypical antipsychotic agent.

    CBE ID
    0003

Bipolar Disorder: Level-of-function evaluation

  • Percentage of patients treated for bipolar disorder with evidence of level-of-function evaluation at the time of the initial assessment and again within 12 weeks of initiating treatment

    CBE ID
    0112

Blood Pressure Screening by 13 Years of Age

  • The percentage of adolescents 13 years of age who had a blood pressure screening with results during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    1552