Percentage of patients aged birth and older referred to a physician (preferably a physician specially trained in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation subsequent to an audiologic evaluation after presenting with acute or chronic dizziness.
Measure Type: Process
Epilepsy: Counseling for Women of Childbearing Potential with Epilepsy
Percentage of all patients of childbearing potential (12 years and older) diagnosed with epilepsy who were counseled at least once a year about how epilepsy and its treatment may affect contraception and pregnancy.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Assessment of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Status Before Initiating Anti-TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) Therapy
Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who had Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) status assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) therapy.
Sleep Apnea: Severity Assessment at Initial Diagnosis
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea who had an apnea hypopnea index (AHI), a respiratory disturbance index (RDI), or a respiratory event index (REI) documented or measured within 2 months after initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep Apnea: Assessment of Adherence to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Therapy.
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that were prescribed an evidence-based therapy that had documentation that adherence to therapy was assessed at least annually through an objective informatics system or through self-reporting (if objective reporting is not available)
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within the 12 months preceding a dementia encounter during the measurement period.
Dementia: Functional Status Assessment
Percentage of patients with dementia for whom an assessment of functional status was performed at least once in the last 12 months.
Dementia: Safety Concern Screening and Follow-Up for Patients with Dementia
Percentage of patients with dementia or their caregiver(s) for whom there was a documented safety concerns screening in two domains of risk: 1) dangerousness to self or others and 2) environmental risks; and if safety concerns screening was positive in the last 12 months, there was documentation of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources.
Dementia: Education and Support of Caregivers for Patients with Dementia
Percentage of patients with dementia whose caregiver(s) were provided with education on dementia disease management and health behavior changes AND were referred to additional resources for support in the last 12 months.
Assessment of Cognitive Impairment or Dysfunction for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Percentage of all patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease [PD] who were assessed for cognitive impairment or dysfunction once during the measurement period.