Maintenance

Percentage of patients, aged 13 years and older, who were screened for injection drug use at least once within 12 months.

Percentage of patients aged 13 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS for whom syphilis screening was performed during the measurement year

Percentage of patients aged 13 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, who have received chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis screenings at least once since the diagnosis of HIV infection

Percentage of patients aged 3 months and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, for whom there was documentation that a tuberculosis (TB) screening test was performed and results interpreted (for tuberculin skin tests) at least once since the diagnosis of HIV infection.

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey consists of 19 measures that assess the experiences of Medicaid participants’ age 18 and older receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS). The measures report a case-mix adjusted top-box score. Measure scores are calculated based on participant responses to a cross-disability survey about their experiences with the LTSS they receive in the community, delivered through a Medicaid-funded HCBS program.

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.

Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who were screened for pain during the hospice admission evaluation / palliative care initial encounter.

The Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure assesses the percentage of hospice stays in which patients who received a comprehensive patient assessment at hospice admission. The measure focuses on hospice patients age 18 years and older. A total of seven individual NQF endorsed component quality will provide the source data for this comprehensive assessment measure, including NQF #1634, NQF #1637, NQF #1639, NQF #1638, NQF #1617, NQF #1641, and NQF #1647. These seven measures are currently implemented in the CMS HQRP.