NQMC Update Service: October 21, 2013 ▲ The Danish registry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (DrCOPD)

NQMC Update Service: October 21, 2013

October 21, 2013

NQMC Update Service: October 21, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 10/21/2013 04:01 PM EDT

October 21, 2013

New This Week

Measure Summaries

The Danish registry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (DrCOPD)

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with a Medical Research Council (MRC) level of 2 or more who receive long-acting bronchodilator inhaled therapy – either long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) or long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA).

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with a Medical Research Council (MRC) level of 2 or more, long-acting bronchodilator inhaled therapy and a FEV₁ equal to or below 60% of predicted value who are treated with inhaled steroids.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD and a Medical Research Council (MRC) level of more than 3 who are offered participation in pulmonary rehabilitation at least once every three years. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD for whom shortness of breath is a measured and recorded using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD for whom the body mass index (BMI) is calculated and recorded at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD for whom the FEV₁ as a percentage of predicted is measured and recorded at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD receiving inhalation therapy who have their inhaler technique checked at least once a year.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD who are active smokers who are encouraged to stop smoking at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of outpatients with COPD whose smoking status is determined and recorded at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of patients admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD who die within 30 days of admission. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of patients admitted for acute exacerbation of COPD who receive non-invasive ventilation (NIV) during the course of hospitalization. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): proportion of patients readmitted for acute exacerbation of COPD within 30 days of discharge.