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Brief Summary

The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes the following attributes in the Brief Summary.

Measure Domain
Title	Identifies the title of the measure.
Source(s)	Identifies the complete bibliographic source(s) for the measure as disseminated by the measure submitter(s).
Primary Measure Domain	Classifies the major focus of the measure by one of the domains of care.	Choose one: Access Outcome Patient Experience Population Health Process Structure Use of Services
Secondary Measure Domain	Identifies the secondary focus of the measure by domain of care (if applicable). Does not apply to Use of Services and Population Health measures.	Choose all that apply: Access Outcome Patient Experience Process Structure
Brief Abstract
Description	Provides a concise statement of the specific aspects of health care, the patient population, providers, setting(s) of care, and time period that the measure addresses.
Rationale	Identifies the rationale that briefly explains the importance of the measure (i.e., why it is used).
Primary Clinical Component	Identifies the clinical aspect to which the measure refers, such as a structural feature, a clinical condition, a clinical process, a health outcome, and/or a patient characteristic. A combination of components may be identified (e.g., colorectal cancer; screening).
Denominator Description	Provides the general specifications of any clinical component that is the basis for inclusions and exclusions in the denominator.
Numerator Description	Provides the general specifications of any clinical component that is the basis for inclusions and exclusions in the numerator.
Data Source	Identifies the data source(s) necessary to implement the measure.	Choose all that apply: Unspecified Administrative and laboratory data Administrative and medical records data Administrative and pharmacy data Administrative and provider data Administrative data Administrative data and clinician survey Administrative data and patient survey Clinician survey Laboratory data Medical record National public health data Patient survey Pharmacy data Provider data Registry data Special or unique data State public health data
Data Source	For Structure measures, the following are possible data sources:	Administrative data Clinician survey National public health data Provider data Special or unique data State public health data
Identifying Information
Original Title	Identifies the original name of the measure as stated in the original measure documentation.
Measure Collection	Identifies the name of the collection of measures to which the measure belongs (if applicable).
Measure Set Name	Identifies the name of the measure set to which the measure belongs (if applicable).
Measure Subset Name	Identifies the name of the subset to which the measure belongs (if applicable).
Composite Measure Name	Identifies the name of the composite measure to which the measure belongs (if applicable).
Submitter	Identifies the organization(s) that submitted the measure to NQMC.
Developer	Identifies the organization(s) that developed the measure.
Funding Source(s)	Identifies source(s) of funding to the organization(s) for developing the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s).
Composition of the Group that Developed the Measure	Describes the composition of the group/committee that developed the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s), including professional degrees and affiliations, and lists the names of individual committee members, where given.
Financial Disclosures/Other Potential Conflicts of interest	Records and makes publically available disclosed relationships between individuals of the measure development committee/group/individual and companies or organizations that could potentially influence that individual's contribution to the development of the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s).
Endorser	Identifies the organization(s) that have endorsed the measure.
Included In	Identifies the inclusion of a measure in specified measure initiatives (e.g., National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR), National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR), Home Health Compare).
Adaptation	Identifies that the measure has been adapted *from* another measure.
Parent Measure	Identifies the name(s) of all the measures from which the current measure was adapted. The name of each "parent" measure's developer follows in parentheses.
Release Date	Identifies the date that the measure was first released by the submitting organization (this could be the date first issued or published).
Revision Date	Identifies the date of the most recent revision to the measure and/or the documentation by the submitting organization (if applicable).
Measure Status	Identifies whether the measure is the current release or an update.
Source(s)	Identifies the complete bibliographic source(s) for the measure as disseminated by the measure submitter(s).
Measure Availability	Identifies contact information for requesting the measure documentation. Where possible, information regarding electronic (including hypertext links to the full-text) and print copies is provided.
Companion Documents	Identifies companion documents that are relevant to the measure. These companion documents are not necessarily available within NQMC.
NQMC Status	Identifies when the measure was completed or revised by ECRI, and verified by the submitting organization(s).
Copyright Statement	Provides the copyright statement of the organization that submitted the measure.
Disclaimer
NQMC Disclaimer	Provides disclaimer information about the relationship between NQMC (including its sponsoring Agency AHRQ, and its contractor ECRI Institute) and the measures and measure developers represented on the Web site.

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