• 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:007499
  • 2012 Jan

Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record that a head-to-toe skin inspection and palpation were completed within six hours of admission.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:007585
  • 2012 Apr

Acute care prevention of falls: percentage of patients who receive appropriate falls prevention interventions based upon the results of their falls risk assessment.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008030
  • 2012 Jul

Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who receive counseling and education at each visit as outlined in the guideline.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008303
  • 2012 Mar

Pediatrics: percentage of well child visits with a documented length or height AND weight.

Chen, Alex, MD, MS/ Schrager, Sheree, MS, PhD/ Mangione-Smith, Rita, MD, MPH

  • 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:002978
  • 2006 Dec
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Health information: proportion of children whose parents received all health information.

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008871
  • 2013 May

Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients who have an annual BMI measured and documented.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008306
  • 2012 Mar

Pediatrics: percentage of children with a dental health discussion by the 15 month well child visit and/or a referral to a dentist.

Chen, Alex, MD, MS/ Schrager, Sheree, MS, PhD/ Mangione-Smith, Rita, MD, MPH

  • 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: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:008323
  • 2012 Nov

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients who have a baseline international normalized ratio when initially prescribed warfarin.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • 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:010944
  • 2014 Dec

Diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy: proportion of bronchoscopy procedures performed with a completed safety checklist.

British Thoracic Society

  • 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:010141
  • 2015 Oct
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Tobacco treatment: percent of patients who received counseling AND medication as well as those who received counseling and had reason for not receiving the medication during the hospital stay within the first three days after admission.

The Joint Commission

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009976
  • 2014 Sep

Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients age 18 years and older with blood pressure documented in the medical record (every two years if less than 120/80, every year if 120-139/80-89 Hg).

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009982
  • 2014 Sep

Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients ages 76 to 85 years old who are screened for colorectal cancer, unless there are significant considerations that support screening.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009322
  • 2013 Jul

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients who were found to be at risk for bone loss or fractures who had bone densitometry.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement