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Clinical Quality Measures
  • Access (7)
  • Outcome (86)
  • Patient Experience (103)
  • Process (378)
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Population Health Quality Measures
  • Population Process (1)
Related Health Care Delivery Measures
  • Use of Services (28)
  • User-enrollee Health State (3)
Related Population Health Measures
  • Population Health State (1)
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Organization
  • U.S.-based Organizations (572)
Name
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (25)
  • American Academy of Dermatology (2)
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  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (10)
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  • American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (1)
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  • American Society of Hematology (3)
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  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (7)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (15)
  • American Thoracic Society (2)
  • CAHPS Consortium (16)
  • Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement, Boston Children's Hospital (3)
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (6)
  • Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (9)
  • Choctaw Nation Health Services (10)
  • Eisen, Susan V., PhD (7)
  • European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (21)
  • Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. (6)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration (5)
  • HealthPartners (3)
  • HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives: Asthma Collaborative (11)
  • HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives: Diabetes Collaborative (2)
  • Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (156)
  • Kidney Care Quality Alliance (4)
  • Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Service Administration (1)
  • MN Community Measurement (24)
  • National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1)
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance (91)
  • New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (74)
  • NHS Scotland (9)
  • Pharmacy Quality Alliance (6)
  • Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® (52)
  • Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) (35)
  • RAND Corporation (10)
  • Renal Physicians Association (3)
  • Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (17)
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  • STABLE Project National Coordinating Council (17)
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  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research (CHQOER) (1)
  • University Health Network (1)
  • Atkinson, Mark J., PhD/ Hass, Steven L., PhD (4)
  • Chen, Alex, MD, MS/ Schrager, Sheree, MS, PhD/ Mangione-Smith, Rita, MD, MPH (2)
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  • None (10)
  • Nonprofit Organization (165)
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Measure Hierarchy
  • 2011/12 National Survey of Children's Health (1)
  • Acute Otitis Externa (AOE)/Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) Physician Performance Measurement Set (2)
  • Adolescent Assessment of Preparation for Transition (ADAPT) Survey (3)
  • Adult Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain (11)
  • Adult Depression in Primary Care (15)
  • Adult Major Depressive Disorder Performance Measurement Set (6)
  • Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (4)
  • Advanced Certification in Disease-specific Care Measures (2)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (9)
  • AMA/PCPI Adult Major Depressive Disorder Physician Performance Measurement Set (1)
  • AMA/PCPI Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Physician Performance Measurement Set (1)
  • AMA/PCPI Chronic Stable Coronary Artery Disease Performance Measurement Set (1)
  • AMA/PCPI Dementia Performance Measurement Set (1)
  • AMA/PCPI Eye Care I and II Performance Measurement Set (5)
  • AMA/PCPI Heart Failure Performance Measurement Set (2)
  • AMA/PCPI Oncology Performance Measurement Set (3)
  • Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain (14)
  • Availability of Specialty Services Measures (14)
  • BASIS-24® Survey (7)
  • CAHPS American Indian Survey (10)
  • Cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs) (9)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Measures (2)
  • Chronic Wound Care Physician Performance Measurement Set (7)
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening (1)
  • Depression Care (4)
  • Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care Physician Performance Measurement Set (2)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (4)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care for School-age Children and Adolescents (6)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (11)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults (4)
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain and Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) (1)
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache (10)
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke (1)
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis (3)
  • Diagnosis of Breast Disease (1)
  • Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up of Men with Androgen Deficiency Physician Performance Measurement Set (4)
  • Diagnostic Imaging Performance Measurement Set (9)
  • Disease-specific Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Indicators (21)
  • Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy Quality Measurement Set (6)
  • End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Performance Measures (4)
  • Epilepsy Quality Measurement Set (1)
  • Epilepsy12 Performance Indicators (17)
  • External Beam Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases (1)
  • Eye Care Quality Measures (5)
  • HealthPartners Clinical Indicators (3)
  • Heart Failure in Adults (4)
  • HEDIS 2015: Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Collection (24)
  • HEDIS 2016: Health Plan Collection (44)
  • HEDIS 2017: Health Plan Collection (1)
  • Hematology Measure Set (2)
  • Hepatitis C (7)
  • High Body Mass Index (BMI) in Children Follow-up Measures (6)
  • HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) Performance Measures (5)
  • HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives (HDC) Measures (13)
  • Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment (4)
  • Immunizations (1)
  • In-Center Hemodialysis (ICH) CAHPS Survey (6)
  • Infection Control after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Measure Set (1)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (5)
  • Melanoma Measures (2)
  • National Outcomes Measurement System (15)
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Measure Set (1)
  • Non-OR Procedural Safety (1)
  • Optimal Asthma Care (2)
  • Optimal Diabetes Care (1)
  • Optimal Vascular Care (1)
  • Optimizing Patient Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Performance Measurement Set (3)
  • Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Headache or Seizures (5)
  • Palliative Care for Adults (10)
  • Patient Inquiry® Software (6)
  • Patient Satisfaction Survey for HIV Ambulatory Care (74)
  • Pediatric Asthma Measures (1)
  • Pediatric Kidney Disease Performance Measurement Set (3)
  • Pediatric Preventive Care (2)
  • Perioperative Protocol (8)
  • Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Measures (6)
  • Prevention and Management of Obesity for Adults (6)
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  • Preventive Services for Adults (4)
  • Preventive Services for Children and Adolescents (2)
  • Quality Measures for Primary Care of Complex Pediatric Patients (2)
  • Routine Prenatal Care (1)
  • Sickle Cell Disease Measures (9)
  • Spinal Surgery (8)
  • Stable Coronary Artery Disease (14)
  • Standards for Bipolar Excellence (STABLE) Performance Measures (17)
  • Substance Use Disorders Physician Performance Measurement Set (3)
  • Symptom Control during Chemotherapy (4)
  • Total Knee Replacement (2)
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Treatment (13)
  • Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis (1)
  • Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) (7)
  • Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Version II (4)
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Public Health Aims for Quality
  • Population-centered (10)
  • Risk Reducing (8)
  • Vigilant (8)
National Quality Strategy
Aim
  • Better Care (578)
  • Healthy People/Healthy Communities (1)
Priority
  • Effective Communication and Care Coordination (28)
  • Health and Well-being of Communities (78)
  • Making Care Safer (32)
  • Making Quality Care More Affordable (3)
  • Person- and Family-centered Care (188)
  • Prevention and Treatment of Leading Causes of Mortality (484)
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Measurement Setting
  • Ambulatory/Office-based Care (620)
  • Accountable Care Organizations (24)
  • Ambulatory Procedure/Imaging Center (80)
  • Ancillary Services (23)
  • Assisted Living Facilities (7)
  • Behavioral Health Care (68)
  • Community Health Care (106)
  • Emergency Department (70)
  • Emergency Medical Services (18)
  • Home Care (27)
  • Hospices (16)
  • Hospital Inpatient (127)
  • Hospital Outpatient (259)
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  • Managed Care Plans (92)
  • Long-term Care Facilities - Other (12)
  • Patient-centered Medical Homes (3)
  • Regional, County, or City Public Health Programs (1)
  • Rehabilitation Centers (35)
  • Residential Care Facilities (26)
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  • Skilled Nursing Facilities/Nursing Homes (34)
  • State/Provincial Public Health Programs (1)
  • Substance Use Treatment Programs/Centers (14)
  • Transition (27)
  • Other (6)
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Current Use
  • Accreditation (94)
  • Care coordination (28)
  • Certification (4)
  • Collaborative inter-organizational quality improvement (59)
  • Decision-making by businesses about health plan purchasing (40)
  • Decision-making by consumers about health plan/provider choice (71)
  • Decision-making by health plans about provider contracting (34)
  • Decision-making by managers about resource allocation (1)
  • External oversight/Indian Health Service (1)
  • External oversight/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (2)
  • External oversight/Medicaid (69)
  • External oversight/Medicare (35)
  • External oversight/Other national programs (2)
  • External oversight/Regional, county, or city agencies (8)
  • External oversight/State government program (73)
  • Internal quality improvement (574)
  • Monitoring and planning (28)
  • Monitoring health state(s) (14)
  • National health policymaking (19)
  • National reporting (39)
  • Pay-for-performance (50)
  • Pay-for-reporting (76)
  • Population health improvement (1)
  • Professional certification (64)
  • Public reporting (133)
  • Quality of care research (30)
  • State/Provincial health policymaking (2)
  • Does not apply to this measure (5)
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Core Quality Measure
  • All Core Quality Measures (33)
Core Set Learn More About Core Quality Measure
  • Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH), and Primary Care (19)
  • Cardiology (9)
  • Gastroenterology (4)
  • HIV and Hepatitis C (1)
  • Medical Oncology (2)
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Measure Initiative
  • Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program (1)
  • Physician Quality Reporting System (77)
Type of Evidence Supporting the Criterion of Quality for the Measure
  • A clinical practice guideline or other peer-reviewed synthesis of the clinical research evidence (400)
  • A formal consensus procedure, involving experts in relevant clinical, methodological, public health and organizational sciences (362)
  • A systematic review of the clinical research literature (e.g., Cochrane Review) (72)
  • Focus groups (107)
  • One or more research studies published in a National Library of Medicine (NLM) indexed, peer-reviewed journal (369)
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Data Source
  • Administrative clinical data (308)
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  • Health professional survey (2)
  • Imaging data (10)
  • Laboratory data (5)
  • National public health data (5)
  • Paper medical record (213)
  • Patient/Individual survey (123)
  • Pharmacy data (44)
  • Provider characteristics (1)
  • Registry data (55)
  • Other (16)
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Target Population Characteristics
Age
  • Adolescent: 13-18 years old (620)
  • Adult: 80 years old and older (379)
  • Adult: 65-79 years old (485)
  • Adult: 45-64 years old (500)
  • Adult: 19-44 years old (514)
  • Child: 6-12 years old (172)
  • Child: Pre-school: 2-5 years old (136)
  • Infant: 01-23 months old (63)
  • Infant: Newborn (10)
  • Does not apply to this measure (1)
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Gender
  • Does not apply to this measure (2)
  • Either male or female (578)
  • Female (only) (36)
  • Male (only) (4)
Vulnerable Populations
  • Children (28)
  • Women (2)
  • Does not apply to this measure (23)
  • Unspecified (565)
Institute of Medicine Domain
  • Not within an IOM Domain (39)
  • Effectiveness (484)
  • Efficiency (3)
  • Equity (19)
  • Patient-centeredness (188)
  • Safety (32)
  • Timeliness (9)
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  • Adolescent: 13-18 years old
  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010774
  • 2016 Mar

Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of major depression or persistent depressive disorder with documentation of DSM-5 criteria at the time of the diagnosis.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • 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:008351
  • 2013 Jan

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who are initially prescribed warfarin therapy with documentation in the medical record indicating a baseline INR was obtained.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • 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: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:010618
  • 2015 Oct

Antibiotic utilization: summary of outpatient utilization of antibiotic prescriptions during the measurement year, stratified by age and gender.

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:011016
  • 2017 Feb

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: percent of lymphoma patients of childbearing age who received treatment for lymphoma and who were offered fertility counseling prior to starting treatment OR documentation in the medical record why such counseling was unnecessary.

American Society of Hematology

  • 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:008934
  • 2013 Jul

Heart failure in adults: percentage of patients with heart failure diagnosis who were educated on the management of their condition.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009365
  • 2013 Nov

Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who have not met pain control or functional status goals who are referred to pain specialist or interdisciplinary pain team.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

  • 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: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:009763
  • 2012 May

Androgen deficiency: percentage of male patients aged 18 years and older with androgen deficiency who are receiving testosterone therapy, who have a baseline gonadotropin (LH or FSH) measurement performed within six months prior to initiating testosterone therapy.

The Endocrine Society

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:010196
  • 2013 Jan

Major depressive disorder (MDD): percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of MDD who received patient education at least once during the measurement period, regarding the minimum specified criteria.

American Psychiatric Association; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:003506
  • 2007 Jan

Bipolar disorder: the percentage of patients diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder who are monitored for change in their level-of-functioning in response to treatment.

STABLE Project National Coordinating Council

  • 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:002021
  • 2002 Mar

HIV ambulatory care satisfaction: percentage of HIV positive adolescent and adult patients who reported how often their providers' answers to their questions about their HIV health care were hard to understand.

New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:008344
  • 2013 Jan

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients diagnosed with lower extremity VTE who meet the criteria for LMWH and for whom shared decision-making was used prior to implementing therapy.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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