National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement


1.- Preoperative evaluation: percentage of canceled or delayed elective non-high-risk surgical procedures for patients age two years and older due to incomplete preoperative history and physical examination documentation.

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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: percentage of canceled or delayed elective non-high-risk surgical procedures for patients age two years and older due to incomplete preoperative history and physical examination documentation.




2.- Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery having laboratory tests/imaging unrelated to positive findings on preoperative history and physical examination.

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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery having laboratory tests/imaging unrelated to positive findings on preoperative history and physical examination.




3.- Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have appropriate management of comorbidities prior to surgery.

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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have appropriate management of comorbidities prior to surgery.




4.- Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have preoperative recommendations documented/communicated to the patient and/or surgical facility for all applicable comorbidities.

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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have preoperative recommendations documented/communicated to the patient and/or surgical facility for all applicable comorbidities.




5.- Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery with a preoperative history and physical examination completed prior to the day of the scheduled procedure. This updates a previously published measure summary.

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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Preoperative evaluation: percentage of patients age two years and older undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery with a preoperative history and physical examination completed prior to the day of the scheduled procedure.