• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009930
  • 2014 Nov
  • 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:008296
  • 2013 Jan

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD and a Medical Research Council (MRC) level of more than 3 who are offered participation in pulmonary rehabilitation at least once every three years.

Competence Centre for Clinical Quality and Health Informatics West; The Danish registry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010726
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Long-stay nursing home care: percent of residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • 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:009961
  • 2014 Nov

Potentially harmful drug-disease interactions in the elderly: percentage of Medicare patients 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:010671
  • 2013 Jan

Cancer screening: percentage of women aged 51 to 74 years who have had at least one mammogram performed during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

The Israel National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare

  • 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:009944
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who had an eye exam (retinal) performed.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008299
  • 2013 Jan

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD receiving inhalation therapy who have their inhaler technique checked at least once a year.

Competence Centre for Clinical Quality and Health Informatics West; The Danish registry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • 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:010724
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Long-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who were offered and declined the seasonal influenza vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010729
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Long-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who did not receive, due to medical contraindication, the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • 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:009947
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who had a foot exam (visual inspection, a sensory exam with monofilament and a pulse exam) during the measurement year.

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:010732
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Long-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who were physically restrained.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010716
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who received the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • 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