• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010540
  • 2015 Oct

Adherence to antipsychotic medications for individuals with schizophrenia: percentage of members 19 to 64 years of age during the measurement year with schizophrenia who were dispensed and remained on an antipsychotic medication for at least 80 percent of their treatment period.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010560
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Osteoporosis testing in older women: the percentage of Medicare women 65 to 85 years of age who report ever having received a bone density test to check for osteoporosis.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010528
  • 2015 Oct

Statin therapy for patients with diabetes: percentage of members 40 to 75 years of age during the measurement year with diabetes who do not have ASCVD who remained on a statin medication of any intensity for at least 80% of the treatment period.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010542
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of ambulatory medication therapy for a select therapeutic agent during the measurement year and at least one therapeutic monitoring event for the therapeutic agent in the measurement year.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010525
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive diabetes care: percentage of members 18 to 75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who received medical attention for nephropathy.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010517
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Persistence of beta-blocker treatment after a heart attack: percentage of members 18 years of age and older during the measurement year who were hospitalized and discharged from July 1 of the year prior to the measurement year to June 30 of the measurement year with a diagnosis of AMI and who received persistent beta-blocker treatment for six months after discharge.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010511
  • 2015 Oct

Pharmacotherapy management of COPD exacerbation: percentage of COPD exacerbations for members 40 years of age and older who had an acute inpatient discharge or ED visit on or between January 1 and November 30 of the measurement year and who were dispensed a systemic corticosteroid within 14 days of the event.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010550
  • 2015 Oct

Potentially harmful drug-disease interactions in the elderly: percentage of Medicare members 65 years of age and older who have evidence of an underlying disease, condition or health concern and who were dispensed an ambulatory prescription for a potentially harmful medication, concurrent with or after the diagnosis.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010514
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Medication management for people with asthma: percentage of members 5 to 85 years of age during the measurement year who were identified as having persistent asthma and who were dispensed an asthma controller medication that they remained on for at least 75% of their treatment period.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010532
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Antidepressant medication management (effective continuation phase treatment): percentage of members 18 years of age and older who were treated with antidepressant medication, had a diagnosis of major depression and who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 180 days (6 months).

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009246
  • 2015 Jul
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Proportion of days covered (PDC): percentage of patients who filled at least two prescriptions for the specified diabetes medications on two unique dates of service who met the PDC threshold of 80% during the measurement period.

Pharmacy Quality Alliance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010498
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Weight assessment and counseling for nutrition and physical activity for children/adolescents: percentage of members 3 to 17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a PCP or OB/GYN and who had evidence of counseling for nutrition during the measurement year.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010547
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Avoidance of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute bronchitis: percentage of adults 18 to 64 years of age with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis who were not dispensed an antibiotic prescription.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010530
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Osteoporosis management in women who had a fracture: percentage of women 67 to 85 years of age who suffered a fracture and who had either a bone mineral density (BMD) test or prescription for a drug to treat or prevent osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010568
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Medical assistance with smoking and tobacco use cessation: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who were current smokers or tobacco users and who discussed or were recommended cessation medications during the measurement year.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010555
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Fall risk management: the percentage of Medicare members 75 years of age and older, or 65 to 74 years of age with balance or walking problems or a fall in the past 12 months, who were seen by a practitioner in the past 12 months and who discussed falls or problems with balance or walking with their current practitioner.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010535
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness: percentage of discharges for members 6 years of age and older who were hospitalized for treatment of selected mental illness diagnoses and who had an outpatient visit, an intensive outpatient encounter, or partial hospitalization with a mental health practitioner within 30 days of discharge.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010501
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Immunizations for adolescents: percentage of adolescents 13 years of age who had one dose of meningococcal vaccine and one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) or one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids vaccine (Td) by their 13th birthday.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010520
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive diabetes care: percentage of members 18 to 75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who had hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009255
  • 2015 Jul

Medication therapy for persons with asthma: percentage of patients with asthma during the measurement period who were dispensed more than 3 canisters of short acting beta2 agonist inhalers over a 90-day period and who did not receive controller therapy during the same 90-day period (absence of controller therapy).

Pharmacy Quality Alliance