NQMC Update Service: July 21, 2014

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 07/21/2014 12:00 PM EDT

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

July 21, 2014

New This Week

Measure Summaries

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a completed Physician/Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form documented in the medical record.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised symptom assessment in the medical record.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised, documented care plan that addresses the domains of palliative care.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a symptom assessment documented in the medical record.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been assessed for the domains of palliative care.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been screened for palliative care.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have documentation in the medical record of a completed advance directive.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have education and training regarding palliative care concepts.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have training in the use of scripting for palliative care discussions.

Palliative care for adults: percentage of patients who have treatment options, patient goals and a plan of care across care continuum documented.

Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership

Children at risk: percentage of children in the eligible population who turned age 1, 2 or 3 years identified at risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays who were referred for follow up.

Children at risk: percentage of children in the eligible population who turned age 1, 2 or 3 years identified at risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays who were referred to early intervention.

Children at risk: percentage of children in the eligible population who turned age 1, 2 or 3 years who had a screening for risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays using a standardized screening tool, concerning screening results and an early intervention (EI) referral and who had EI results documented in the medical record.

Children at risk: percentage of children in the eligible population who turned age 1, 2 or 3 years who were screened for risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays using a standardized screening tool in the last 12 months.

Announcements

Coming Soon

New Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM) measures. Look for these measures in NQMC in the near future!

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NQMC Sister Resources

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