• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010208
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of imaging studies for patients aged 18 years and older with knee pain who undergo knee MRI or MRA who are known to have had knee radiographs performed within the preceding three months based on information from the radiology information system (RIS), patient-provided radiological history, or other health-care source.

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

  • 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: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:008655
  • 2013 Jan
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Influenza vaccination: percentage of healthcare personnel (HCP) who receive the influenza vaccination.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • 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:010713
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-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:010203
  • 2015 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of patients undergoing a screening mammogram whose information is entered into a reminder system with a target due date for the next mammogram.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010800
  • 2016 Apr
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Preventive care and screening: percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization.

Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010209
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for patients aged 18 years and older who had a previously documented iodinated contrast reaction who undergo any imaging examination using intravenous iodinated contrast that include documentation that the patients were pre-medicated with corticosteroids with or without H1 antihistamines.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010206
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for patients aged 18 years and older undergoing CT with documentation that one or more of the specified dose optimization techniques were used.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010212
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for abdominal imaging studies for asymptomatic patients aged 18 years and older with one or more of the following noted incidentally with follow-up imaging recommended: liver lesion less than or equal to 0.5 cm; cystic kidney lesion less than 1.0 cm; adrenal lesion less than or equal to 1.0 cm.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010711
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010714
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010422
  • 2015 Aug
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Eye care: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed which included documentation of the level of severity of retinopathy AND the presence or absence of macular edema during one or more office visits within 12 months.

American Academy of Ophthalmology; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010717
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Short-stay nursing home care: percent of residents who were offered and declined the pneumococcal vaccine.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010204
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for procedures using fluoroscopy that include radiation exposure indices, or exposure time and number of fluorographic images (if radiation exposure indices are not available).

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010207
  • 2015 Feb

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of imaging studies for patients aged 18 years and older with shoulder pain undergoing shoulder MRI, MRA, or a shoulder ultrasound who are known to have had shoulder radiographs performed within the preceding 3 months based on information from the radiology information system (RIS), patient-provided radiological history, or other health-care source.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010712
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; RTI International

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010201
  • 2015 Feb
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Diagnostic imaging: percentage of final reports for carotid imaging studies (neck MRA, neck CTA, neck duplex ultrasound, carotid angiogram) performed that include direct or indirect reference to measurements of distal internal carotid diameter as the denominator for stenosis measurement.

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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010421
  • 2015 Aug
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Eye care: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who have an optic nerve head evaluation during one or more office visits within 12 months.

American Academy of Ophthalmology; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®