Quality measures are tools that help measure and track the quality of health care services provided by health care professionals, clinics and hospitals within the PQA health care network. These measures use data associated with providers’ ability to deliver high-quality care or relate to long term goals for quality health care.
Tracking and reporting quality measures helps to ensure that our health care system is delivering effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely care.
Our quality measures and their descriptions are listed below.
PQRS = Physician Quality Reporting System (www.cms.gov/PQRS)
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PQRS # | MEASURE | SPECIALTY | |
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1 | Diabetic Blood Sugar Control | Allergy and Immunology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pharmacist, Wound Care | Details |
5 | ACE/ARB for LVSD | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology | Details |
6 | MI Patients given ASA on ED Arrival | Emergency | Details |
12 | Glaucoma optic nerve eval | Ophthalmology | Details |
14 | Macular Degeneration dilated exam | Ophthalmology | Details |
19 | Diabetic retinopathy communication with PCP | Ophthalmology | Details |
21 | Selection of prophylactic antibiotics | General Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, ENT, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry | Details |
32 | Stroke: DC on antithrombotic | Neurology | Details |
39 | Osteoporosis screening over age 65 | Orthopedics, Rheumatology | Details |
44 | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Preoperative Beta-Blocker in Patients with Isolated CABG Surgery | Anesthesiology | Details |
47 | Advance Care Plan | Home Health, Hospice | Details |
53 | Asthma: use of controller med for persistent | Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | Details |
54 | ECG for chest pain | Emergency | Details |
65 | No antibiotic for children with URI | Family Practice, Pediatrics | Details |
68 | Myelodysplastic Syndrome iron stores eval | Oncology | Details |
69 | Multiple Myeloma bisphosphonate use | Oncology | Details |
70 | CLL baseline flow cytometry | Oncology | Details |
71 | Hormone therapy for estrogen recept+ Breast CA | Oncology | Details |
72 | Colon Cancer AJCC Stage III Chemo | Oncology | Details |
76 | Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSI): Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Insertion Protocol | Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Radiology | Details |
93 | Appropriate use of antibiotics for Otitis Media | Pediatrics | Details |
99 | Breast cancer resection reporting for staging | Pathology | Details |
100 | Colon cancer resection reporting for staging | Pathology | Details |
109 | Osteoarthritis pain and function eval | Orthopedics, Rheumatology | Details |
110 | Influenza vaccination | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency, ENT, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care | Details |
111 | Pneumococcal vaccination | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency, ENT, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Critical Care Medicine, Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care | Details |
112 | Breast Cancer screening | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology | Details |
113 | Colon Cancer screening | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Details |
117 | Diabetes: Eye Exam | Home Health | Details |
118 | CAD ACEI or ARB | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology | Details |
119 | Diabetic treatment for neuropathy | Nephrology, Critical Care Medicine, Home Health | Details |
121 | Adult Kidney Disease: Laboratory Testing (Lipid Profile) | Nephrology | Details |
122 | BP control in CKD patients | Nephrology | Details |
127 | Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care, Ulcer Prevention | Podiatry | Details |
128 | BMI screening and follow up (peds and adult) | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Endocrinology, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology/Counseling, Wound Care, Sports/Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy | Details |
130 | Documentation of medications in record | Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Psychiatry, Psychology/Counseling, Cardiovascular Surgery, Dermatology, Allergy & Immunology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Home Health, Hospice, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Wound Care, Sports/Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic | Details |
131 | Pain Assessment & Follow-up | Chiropractic, Hospice, Sports/Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Wound Care, Neurology | Details |
134 | Screening for depression | Psychiatry, Psychology/Counseling, Hospice, Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care, Speech Therapy | Details |
137 | Melanoma recall system | Dermatology | Details |
138 | Melanoma Care Coordination | Dermatology | Details |
145 | Fluoroscopy exposure time | Radiology | Details |
154 | Falls: Risk Assessment | Critical Care Medicine, Home Health, Hospice, Sports/Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care | Details |
155 | Falls: Plan of Care | Sports/Physical Medicine, Physical/Occupational Therapy | Details |
163 | Diabetes: Foot Exam | Home Health, Podiatry, Skilled Nursing/Transitional Care | Details |
173 | Screening for unhealthy alcohol use | Psychiatry, Psychology/Counseling | Details |
178 | Rheumatoid arthritis functional status assess | Rheumatology | Details |
182 | Functional Outcome Assessment | Chiropractic | Details |
185 | Adenomatous polyp surveillance | Gastroenterology | Details |
193 | Perioperative Temperature Management | Anesthesiology | Details |
195 | Carotid stenosis quantification | Radiology | Details |
225 | Mammogram reminder system | Radiology | Details |
226 | Tobacco use screening and counseling | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency, ENT, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pulmonology, Pediatrics, Chiropractic, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Home Health, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Psychology/Counseling, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, Urology, Vascular Surgery, Wound Care | Details |
236 | BP Control <140/90 or 140/80 | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Sports/Physical Medicine | Details |
239 | PCP visit with BMI, nutrition and physical actiuvity counseling | Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | Details |
240 | Childhood Immunization Status | Family Practice, Pediatrics | Details |
250 | Prostate cancer resection reporting for staging | Pathology | Details |
251 | Breast cancer HER2 receptor testing | Pathology | Details |
265 | Biopsy Follow-Up | Radiology | Details |
309 | Cervical cancer screening | Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine | Details |
311 | Use of Appropriate Medications for Asthma | Allergy & Immunology | Details |
317 | Blood Pressure Screening | Anesthesiology, Chiropractic, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Home Health, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, Urology, Vascular Surgery | Details |
357 | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had a surgical site infection (SSI) | General Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, ENT, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, Urology, Vascular Surgery | Details |
397 | Pathology reports for primary malignant cutaneous melanoma | Pathology | Details |