• Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010759
  • 2014 Nov

Epilepsy: percentage of children with epilepsy who were commenced on antiepileptic drugs referred for input by an epilepsy specialist nurse by 1 year.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • 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:009574
  • 2014 Apr

Sickle cell disease (SCD): percentage of children younger than 18 years of age identified as having SCD who had: (1) a pulse oximetry reading, (2) a complete blood count, and (3) a reticulocyte count performed within the same 7‐day period as part of outpatient care during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

  • 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:003153
  • 2010 Sep

Otitis media with effusion (OME): percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 2 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME with assessment of tympanic membrane mobility with pneumatic otoscopy or tympanometry.

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

  • 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:009279
  • 2010 Sep

Disease-specific antibiotic prescribing: percentage of patients older than 2 years with acute otitis media/myringitis prescribed antibacterials for systemic use receiving quinolones.

European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010985
  • 2008 Apr

Pulmonary resection: percentage of patients undergoing pulmonary resection who have a documented follow-up plan at time of patient discharge from hospital.

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

  • 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:010707
  • 2016 Jan

Overuse of imaging: ratio of the number of MRI scans to the number of CT scans obtained on or within the 30 days after the date of evaluation for atraumatic headache for children, ages 4 through 17 years old, within the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009655
  • 2014 Mar

Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients with comorbidities undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have preoperative recommendations documented/communicated to the patient and/or surgical facility for all of the following applicable comorbidities: antithrombotic therapy, recent coronary stent/antiplatelet therapy, beta-blocker therapy, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and nicotine cessation.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010187
  • 2015 Apr

High body mass index (BMI) follow-up: percentage of children ages 2 through 17 years with a BMI greater than or equal to 85th percentile who had documentation of communication of weight classification at an outpatient care visit during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010756
  • 2014 Nov

Epilepsy: percentage of children with epilepsy, with input by a consultant paediatrician with expertise in epilepsies by 1 year.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:002961
  • 2006 Dec
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Anticipatory guidance and parental education (AGPE) from doctor(s) or other health provider(s): proportion of children whose parents had their informational needs met on all recommended anticipatory guidance and parental education topics assessed.

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009571
  • 2014 Apr

Sickle cell disease (SCD): percentage of children younger than 18 years of age identified as having SCD and on a chronic transfusion program who received monitoring of hemoglobin S levels immediately prior to each transfusion during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009145
  • 2013 Sep

Preventive services for children and adolescents: percentage of patients who by age 13 years were up-to-date with recommended adolescent immunizations: 1) one HPV – human papillomavirus vaccine by age 13, 2) one MCV4 – meningococcal, 3) one Tdap – tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, and 4) one influenza vaccine within the last year.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:002975
  • 2006 Dec
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Information to address parental concerns: proportion of children whose parents had concerns about their child's learning, development and behavior and they received information to address their concerns.

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

  • 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:009568
  • 2014 Apr

Sickle cell disease (SCD): percentage of children younger than 18 years of age identified as having SCD presenting to an ED with an acute pain episode who had a pain assessment within 30 minutes following initial contact during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:003156
  • 2010 Sep
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Otitis media with effusion (OME): percentage of patients aged 2 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME who were not prescribed systemic antimicrobials.

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