• 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:010950
  • 2014 Dec

Diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy: proportion of patients diagnosed with malignancy where sufficient tissue was obtained for genetic profiling/all tissue sent for profiling.

British Thoracic Society

  • 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:011264
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma who undergo diagnostic excision biopsy where the surgical pathology report contains a full set of data items (as defined by the current Royal College of Pathologists dataset).

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011270
  • 2016 Feb

Cutaneous melanoma: proportion of patients with cutaneous melanoma undergoing wide local excision within 84 days of their diagnostic excision biopsy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:007191
  • 2009 Nov

Melanoma: percentage of patients with a melanoma less than or equal to 1 mm thick (i.e., T1) for whom the surgical excision margins are 1 cm (or the specific anatomic or cosmetic factors that limit margin distance are noted).

American College of Surgeons

  • 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:010967
  • 2016 Sep

Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy: percentage of patients monitored for complications (adverse events) after therapeutic UGI endoscopy.

European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

  • 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:011155
  • 2016 Jun

Testicular cancer: proportion of patients with stage I seminoma receiving adjuvant single dose carboplatin area under the curve of 7 mg/ml/min (AUC7), based on ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) clearance, within 8 weeks of orchidectomy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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:011231
  • 2017 Feb

Lung cancer: proportion of patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who receive curative treatment (radical radiotherapy, radical chemoradiotherapy or surgical resection) who undergo PET CT prior to start of treatment.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011191
  • 2015 Sep

Lymphoma: proportion of patients with nodal, non-bulky stage 1a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who receive local radiotherapy, in combination with chemotherapy.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:006161
  • 2010 Apr

Cancer - information and care planning: percentage of patients who underwent chemotherapy and, prior to chemotherapy, were informed about the risks and benefits of treatment, including likely symptoms and side effects, and whether the treatment intent is curative or palliative.

RAND Corporation

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:011158
  • 2016 Jun

Testicular cancer: proportion of patients with stage I testicular non-seminomatous (or mixed) germ cell tumour (NSGCT) who undergo at least three CT scans of the abdomen +/- chest and pelvis within 14 months of diagnosis.

NHS Scotland; Scottish Cancer Taskforce

  • 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