Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes and an active diagnosis of retinopathy in any part of the measurement period who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional during the measurement period or diabetics with no diagnosis of retinopathy in any part of the measurement period who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional during the measurement period or in the 12 months prior to the measurement period.
Submission Method: Registry
Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis
The percentage of episodes for patients 3 years and older with a diagnosis of pharyngitis that resulted in an antibiotic order on or within 3 days after the episode date and a group A Streptococcus (Strep) test in the seven-day period from three days prior to the episode date through three days after the episode date.
Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer at low (or very low) risk of recurrence receiving interstitial prostate brachytherapy, OR external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, OR radical prostatectomy who did not have a bone scan performed at any time since diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Breast Cancer Screening
Percentage of women 40 – 74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer in the 27 months prior to the end of the measurement period.
Screening for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65-85 Years of Age
Percentage of women aged 65-85 years of age who ever had a central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) test to check for osteoporosis.
Advance Care Plan
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record or documentation in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan.
Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months.
Urinary Incontinence: Plan of Care for Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older with a diagnosis of urinary incontinence with a documented plan of care for urinary incontinence at least once within 12 months.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Spirometry Evaluation and Long-Acting Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of COPD with a documented FEV1/FVC <70% measured by spirometry, who are symptomatic and were prescribed a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator.
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
Percentage of episodes for patients 3 months of age and older with a diagnosis of upper respiratory infection (URI) that did not result in an antibiotic order.