Percentage of patients presenting with AJCC Stage Group 0, I, II, or III disease, who undergo a needle biopsy to establish diagnosis of breast cancer.
This measure identifies patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation during the measurement year who have had a thyroid function test 6 weeks before or after the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
This measure identifies adult patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis during the first 8 months of the measurement year who received erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) lab tests either 4 months (3 months + 1-month grace period) before or after the initial diagnosis.
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of breast, rectal, pancreatic or lung cancer receiving 3D conformal radiation therapy who had documentation in medical record that radiation dose limits to normal tissues were established prior to the initiation of a course of 3D conformal radiation for a minimum of two tissues
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer who have undergone brachytherapy or external beam radiation therapy who have a treatment summary report in the chart that was communicated to the physician(s) providing continuing care and to the patient within one month of completing treatment
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of cancer who are seen in the ambulatory setting who have cancer staging documented using any standardized system or documentation that the cancer is metastatic in the medical record within one month of first office visit
Type of score: Proportion
Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of OA with an assessment for use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic OTC medications
Type of score: Proportion
Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis with assessment for function and pain
The percentage of women aged 55 years and older, or men, aged 50 years and older, who are taking chronic steroids (>/=3 months), and are taking drugs to prevent osteoporosis
The percentage of women, aged 55 and older, or men, aged 50 and older, with a diagnosis of osteoporosis who are taking osteoporosis therapy.