• 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:009944
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who had an eye exam (retinal) performed.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009966
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Initiation of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment: percentage of patients who initiate treatment through an inpatient AOD admission, outpatient visit, intensive outpatient service or partial hospitalization within 14 days of the diagnosis.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009947
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who had a foot exam (visual inspection, a sensory exam with monofilament and a pulse exam) during the measurement year.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009949
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Osteoporosis management in women who had a fracture: percentage of women 67 to 85 years of age who suffered a fracture and who had either a bone mineral density (BMD) test or prescription for a drug to treat osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009968
  • 2014 Nov

All-cause readmissions: the number of acute inpatient stays during the measurement year that were followed by an acute readmission for any diagnosis within 30 days and the predicted probability of an acute readmission, for patients 18 years of age and older.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009954
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Follow-up care for children prescribed ADHD medication (continuation and maintenance [C&M] phase): percentage of patients 6 to 12 years of age as of the index prescription start date with an outpatient ADHD medication who remained on the medication for at least 210 days and who, in addition to the visit in the initiation phase, had at least two follow-up visits with a practitioner within 270 days (9 months) after the initiation phase ended.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009939
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Use of spirometry testing in the assessment and diagnosis of COPD: percentage of patients 40 years of age and older with a new diagnosis of COPD or newly active COPD who received appropriate spirometry testing to confirm the diagnosis.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009945
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who received medical attention for nephropathy.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009942
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level is greater than 9.0% (poorly controlled).

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009940
  • 2014 Nov

Use of appropriate medications for people with asthma: percentage of patients 5 to 64 years of age during the measurement year who were identified as having persistent asthma and who were appropriately dispensed medication during the measurement year.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009952
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Antidepressant medication management (effective continuation phase treatment): percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were diagnosed with a new episode of major depression, treated with antidepressant medication, and who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 180 days (6 months).

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009967
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Engagement of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment: percentage of patients who initiated treatment and who had two or more additional services with a diagnosis of AOD within 30 days of the initiation visit.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009950
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Use of imaging studies for low back pain: percentage of patients with a primary diagnosis of low back pain who did not have an imaging study (plain x-ray, MRI, CT scan) within 28 days of the diagnosis.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009955
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness: percentage of discharges for patients 6 years of age and older who were hospitalized for treatment of selected mental health disorders and who had an outpatient visit, an intensive outpatient service, or partial hospitalization with a mental health provider within 30 days of discharge.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009960
  • 2014 Nov

Medication reconciliation post-discharge: percentage of discharges from January 1 to December 1 of the measurement year for patients 66 years of age and older for whom medications were reconciled on or within 30 days of discharge.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009943
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level is less than 8.0% (controlled).

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009946
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Comprehensive adult diabetes care: percentage of patients 18 to 75 years of age with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose most recent blood pressure reading is less than 140/90 mm Hg (controlled).

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009956
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness: percentage of discharges for patients 6 years of age and older who were hospitalized for treatment of selected mental health disorders and who had an outpatient visit, an intensive outpatient service, or partial hospitalization with a mental health provider within 7 days of discharge.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

  • Measure Summary
  • NQMC:009951
  • 2014 Nov
  • NQF-Endorsed Measure

Antidepressant medication management (effective acute phase treatment): percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were diagnosed with a new episode of major depression, treated with antidepressant medication, and who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 84 days (12 weeks).

National Committee for Quality Assurance