Percentage of patients 18+ with carpal tunnel syndrome who received surgical carpal tunnel release, and who should not routinely be prescribed postoperative physical and/or occupational therapy within 6 weeks after release.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Number of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, who underwent carpal tunnel release, and who did not receive postoperative hand, physical therapy (low, moderate, or high complexity) and/or occupational therapy (low, moderate, or high complexity) within 6 weeks (42 days) of the carpal tunnel release.
Denominator
Patients 18 years or older, with a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, undergoing carpal tunnel syndrome release.
Exclusions
N/A
Measure Calculation
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