NQMC Update Service: October 27, 2014

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 10/27/2014 12:00 PM EDT

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)

October 27, 2014

New This Week

Measure Summaries

National Committee for Quality Assurance

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: adult patients' ratings of their provider.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how many days they usually had to wait for an appointment when they needed care right away.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often it was easy for them to get needed care.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often someone from their provider's office followed up with them about their blood test, x-ray, or other test results.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often their provider communicated well.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often their provider seemed informed and up-to-date about the care they got from specialists.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often they were able to get the care they needed from their provider's office during evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported how often they were satisfied with their provider's office staff.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported if their provider included them in shared decision making.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported whether anyone in their provider's office talked with them at each visit about all the prescription medicines they were taking.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported whether their provider's office gave them information about what do if they needed care during evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported whether they got any reminders about tests, treatment, or appointments from their provider's office between visits.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported whether they received comprehensive behavioral healthcare.

Patient-centered medical home patients' experiences: percentage of patients who reported whether they received self-management support.

Announcements

Coming Soon

New Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Measures. Look for these measures in NQMC in the near future!

NQMC Spotlight

Visit the Measure Matrix page to filter NQMC content.

Health Awareness Topics - October 2014

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see related measures)
National Physical Therapy Month (see related measures)

How to Participate

Submit measures: Visit our Submit Measures page for information on how to submit your organization's measures.
Suggest a measure for possible inclusion: Submit your suggestions for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets that you would like to see included in NQMC.

NQMC Sister Resource

Look for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC).

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