Percentage of Adult Patients Who Were Prescribed an Opiate Who Were Not Prescribed a Long-Acting (LA) or Extended-Release (ER) Formulation and for Whom the Prescription Duration Was Not Greater than 3 days for Acute Pain
Measure Type: Process
Opioid Withdrawal: Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and Referral to Outpatient Opioid Treatment
Percentage of Patients Presenting with Opioid Withdrawal Who Were Given Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and Referred to Outpatient Opioid Treatment
Inhaled Corticosteroid for Patients with Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Percentage of patients aged 6+ diagnosed with an acute asthma exacerbation and prescribed inhaled corticosteroid
Appropriate follow-up interval based on pathology findings in screening colonoscopy
Percentage of procedures among average-risk patients aged 45 to 75 years receiving a screening colonoscopy with biopsy or polypectomy and pathology findings who had a follow-up interval consistent with US Multi-Society Task Force (USMSTF) recommendations for repeat colonoscopy documented in their colonoscopy report
Appropriate Utilization of Vancomycin for Cellulitis
Percentage of Patients with Cellulitis Who Did Not Receive Vancomycin Unless MRSA Infection or Risk for MRSA Infection Was Identified
Complete Reporting of Gastrointestinal Metaplasia
Percentage of pathology reports for gastric specimens with intestinal metaplasia that comment on the presence or absence of H. pylori and of dysplasia. If dysplasia is present, comment on the grade of dysplasia. If dysplasia is not present, comment on completeness of intestinal metaplasia.
Molecular Assessment for Endometrial Carcinoma
Percentage of pathology reports for endometrial carcinoma that comment on POLE and p53 testing status, and status of IHC for PMS2 and MSH6.
Avoidance of Opiates for Low Back Pain or Migraines
Percentage of Patients with Low Back Pain and/or Migraines Who Were Not Prescribed an Opiate
Discharge Prescription of Naloxone after Opioid Poisoning or Overdose
Percentage of Opioid Poisoning or Overdose Patients Presenting to An Acute Care Facility Who Were Prescribed Naloxone at Discharge
Squamous Cell Skin Cancer: Complete Reporting
Percentage of final pathology reports for excisions for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that include a comment on margin status, degree of differentiation/histologic grade, depth or level of invasion, presence of perineural invasion* and presence of lymphovascular invasion
*Perineural invasion defined as tumor cells within the nerve sheath of a nerve deep to the dermis or with a caliber of 0.1 mm or higher.