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.
Percentage of patients with esophageal biopsy reports for Barrett’s esophagus that contain a statement about dysplasia and if present the grade of dysplasia.
Percentage of patients treated for depression who were assessed, prior to treatment, for the presence of current and/or prior manic or hypomanic behaviors.
Percentage of patients with depression or bipolar disorder with evidence of an initial assessment that includes an appraisal for alcohol or chemical substance use
Percentage of patients with bipolar disorder with evidence of an initial assessment that includes an appraisal for risk of suicide.
Percentage of patients treated for bipolar disorder who are assessed for diabetes within 16 weeks after initiating treatment with an atypical antipsychotic agent.
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
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.
The percentage of adolescents 18 years of age who had a blood pressure screening with results during the measurement or the year prior to the measurement year.
Percentage of adults 18 years old or older with valid BMI documentation in the past 24 month.