Percentage of patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) who were offered assistance in planning for end of life issues (e.g., advance directives, invasive ventilation, lawful physician-hastened death, or hospice) or whose existing end of life plan was reviewed or updated at least once annually or more frequently as clinically indicated (i.e., rapid progression).
Category: Quality Measures
Annual Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening for Patients who are Active Injection Drug Users
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who are active injection drug users who received screening for HCV infection within the 12-month reporting period.
Cataract Surgery: Difference Between Planned and Final Refraction
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had cataract surgery performed and who achieved a final refraction within +/- 1.0 diopters of their planned (target) refraction.
Cardiac Tamponade and/or Pericardiocentesis Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Rate of cardiac tamponade and/or pericardiocentesis following atrial fibrillation ablation. This measure is submitted as four rates stratified by age and gender: Submission Age Criteria 1: Females 18-64 years of age Submission Age Criteria 2: Males 18-64 years of age Submission Age Criteria 3: Females 65 years of age and older Submission Age Criteria 4: Males 65 years of age and older
Infection within 180 Days of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Implantation, Replacement, or Revision
Infection rate following CIED device implantation, replacement, or revision.
Immunizations for Adolescents
The percentage of adolescents 13 years of age who had one dose of meningococcal vaccine (serogroups A, C, W, Y or A, C, W, Y, B), one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, and have completed the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series by their 13th birthday.
Children Who Have Dental Decay or Cavities
Percentage of children, 1 – 20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, who have had tooth decay or cavities during the measurement period as determined by a dentist.
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Dentists
Percentage of children, 1 – 20 years of age, who received two fluoride varnish applications during the measurement period as determined by a dentist.
Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 16 years at the start of the measurement period with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) with an assessment for suicide risk.
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication
Percentage of children 6-12 years of age and newly prescribed a medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who had appropriate follow-up care. Two rates are reported.
a) Percentage of children who had one follow-up visit with a practitioner with prescribing authority during the 30-Day Initiation Phase.
b) Percentage of children who remained on ADHD medication for at least 210 days and who, in addition to the visit in the Initiation Phase, had at least two additional follow-up visits with a practitioner within 270 days (9 months) after the Initiation Phase ended.