Documents whether provider has adopted and is using health information technology. To qualify, the provider must have adopted and be using a certified/qualified electronic health record (EHR).
Documents whether provider has adopted a qualified e-Prescribing system and the extent of use in the ambulatory setting.
This measure assesses the percentage of children with medical complexity age 1 to 17 years old who have a Bice-Boxerman continuity of care index (hereafter referred to as Bice-Boxerman COC index) of >=0.5 in the primary care setting over a 12-month period.
Percentage of women aged 15-44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy that is provided a long-acting reversible method of contraception (i.e., implants, intrauterine devices or systems (IUD/IUS)).
It is an access measure because it is intended to identify very low rates (less than 1-2%) of long-acting reversible methods of contraception (LARC), which may signal barriers to LARC provision.
The Cultural Competence Implementation Measure is an organizational survey designed to assist healthcare organizations in identifying the degree to which they are providing culturally competent care and addressing the needs of diverse populations, as well as their adherence to 12 of the 45 NQF-endorsed® cultural competency practices prioritized for the survey. The target audience for this survey includes healthcare organizations across a range of health care settings, including hospitals, health plans, community clinics, and dialysis organizations.
Percentage of patients undergoing a screening mammogram whose information is entered into a reminder system with a target due date for the next mammogram
Of all patient encounters within the past month that used an electronic health record (EHR) with electronic data interchange (EDI) where a prescribing event occurred, how many used EDI for the prescribing event.
Number of discharges with a procedure for esophageal resection
Annual, non-weighted score, assessing acute care hospitals on their leadership support, personnel resources, implementation of quality improvement tools and practices to improve the recognition and care of patients with sepsis.
Measure score = Sum of Hospital Sepsis Program Priority Examples in use by hospital
Annual, non-weighted score, assessing acute care hospitals on their leadership support, personnel resources, implementation of quality improvement tools and practices to improve the recognition and care of patients with sepsis.
Measure score = Sum of Hospital Sepsis Program Priority Examples in use by hospital