• 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:011121
  • 2016 May

Sarcoma: proportion of patients with osteosarcoma who are under the age of 40 who undergo neo-adjuvant combination systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011264
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma who undergo diagnostic excision biopsy where the surgical pathology report contains a full set of data items (as defined by the current Royal College of Pathologists dataset).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011041
  • 2016 Jan

Ovarian cancer: proportion of patients with early stage epithelial ovarian cancer (FIGO stage 1) undergoing primary surgery who have an adequate staging operation involving total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), omentectomy and washings.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010020
  • 2014 Aug
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Diabetes mellitus: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus who were evaluated for proper footwear and sizing at least once within 12 months.

American Podiatric Medical Association

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011270
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma undergoing wide local excision within 84 days of their diagnostic excision biopsy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010790
  • 2016 Jul
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services: the total number of hours that all patients admitted to a hospital-based inpatient psychiatric setting were maintained in physical restraint.

The Joint Commission

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010460
  • 2016 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Hepatitis C: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C who are receiving antiviral treatment for whom quantitative hepatitis C virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing was performed between 4 and 12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment.

American Gastroenterological Association

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010428
  • 2016 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): median time to transfer to another facility for acute coronary intervention.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011174
  • 2016 Nov

Melanoma: percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of stage 0 through IIC melanoma or a history of melanoma of any stage, without signs or symptoms suggesting systemic spread, seen for an office visit during the one-year measurement period, for whom no diagnostic imaging studies were ordered.

American Academy of Dermatology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010353
  • 2013 Jul
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Geriatrics: percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who were screened for future fall risk at least once within 12 months.

American Geriatrics Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • 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:011069
  • 2016 Jun

Bladder cancer: proportion of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are discussed at the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting before definitive treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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:011054
  • 2017 Jun
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Prostate cancer: percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer at low (or very low) risk of recurrence receiving interstitial prostate brachytherapy, OR external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, OR radical prostatectomy, OR cryotherapy who did not have a bone scan performed at any time since diagnosis of prostate cancer.

American Medical Association; American Urological Association

  • 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:011038
  • 2016 Jan

Ovarian cancer: proportion of patients with stage 1 epithelial ovarian cancer having Risk of Malignancy Index (RMI) assessed and recorded in their notes prior to any definitive surgical intervention.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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:011155
  • 2016 Jun

Testicular cancer: proportion of patients with stage I seminoma receiving adjuvant single dose carboplatin area under the curve of 7 mg/ml/min (AUC7), based on ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) clearance, within 8 weeks of orchidectomy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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