• 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: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: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: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:010211
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for CT or MRI studies of the chest or neck or ultrasound of the neck for patients aged 18 years and older with no known thyroid disease with a thyroid nodule less than 1.0 cm noted incidentally with follow-up imaging recommended.

American College of Radiology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006894
  • 2009 Dec

Parkinson's disease: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (or caregiver[s], as appropriate) who had the Parkinson's disease treatment options (e.g., non-pharmacological treatment, pharmacological treatment, or surgical treatment) reviewed at least once annually.

American Academy of Neurology

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:003150
  • 2010 Sep
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Acute otitis externa (AOE): percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of AOE who were prescribed topical preparations.

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011051
  • 2017 May
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Oncology: percentage of female patients aged 18 years and older with Stage I (T1b) through IIIC, estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR) positive breast cancer who were prescribed tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor (AI) during the 12-month reporting period.

American Medical Association; American Society for Radiation Oncology; American Society of Clinical Oncology

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:002906
  • 2010 Sep

Stroke and stroke rehabilitation: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke or TIA who were prescribed antiplatelet therapy at discharge.

American Academy of Neurology; American College of Radiology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010803
  • 2016 Mar
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Chronic stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12 month period who also have prior MI or a current or prior LVEF less than 40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy.

Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • 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:010216
  • 2016 Jan

Optimizing patient exposure to ionizing radiation: percentage of final reports for CT imaging studies of the thorax for patients aged 18 years and older with documented follow-up recommendations for incidentally detected pulmonary nodules based at a minimum on nodule size and patient risk factors.

American College of Radiology; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010357
  • 2015 Mar

Adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): proportion of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of OSA who had an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), a respiratory disturbance index (RDI), or respiratory event index (REI) documented or measured within 2 months of initial evaluation for suspected OSA.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010182
  • 2015 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): percentage of patients aged 50 years and older with a diagnosis of AMD or their caregiver(s) who were counseled within 12 months on the benefits and/or risks of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) formation for preventing progression of AMD.

American Academy of Ophthalmology

  • 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:006886
  • 2009 Dec

Parkinson's disease: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease who were assessed for psychiatric disorders or disturbances (e.g., psychosis, depression, anxiety disorder, apathy, or impulse control disorder) at least annually.

American Academy of Neurology

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010130
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Stroke: percent of acute ischemic stroke patients for whom IV t-PA was initiated at the hospital within 3 hours (less than or equal to 180 minutes) of time last known well.

The Joint Commission

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010463
  • 2015 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older receiving a surveillance colonoscopy, with a history of a prior adenomatous polyp(s) in previous colonoscopy findings, who had an interval of 3 or more years since their last colonoscopy.

American College of Gastroenterology; American Gastroenterological Association; American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • 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