NQMC Update Service: October 28, 2013 ▲ Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: October 28, 2013

October 28, 2013

NQMC Update Service: October 28, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 10/28/2013 12:00 PM EDT

October 28, 2013

New This Week

Measure Summaries

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients diagnosed with primary headache using the appropriate diagnostic criteria. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with a primary headache who received educational materials on headache. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with decreased migraine headache shown by using a calendar or diary. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache prescribed appropriate acute treatment. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache seen for migraine in the emergency department/urgent care. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache who are showing improvement in functional status shown by using one of the following disease-specific tools or questionnaires (e.g., MIDAS, Headache Impact Test [HIT], Migraine Specific Quality of Life [MSQ]). This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with a prescription for opiates or barbiturates for the treatment of migraine. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with a treatment plan who report adherence to their treatment plan. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with treatment plans. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with primary headache syndrome who are prescribed prophylactic treatment when appropriate. This updates a previously published measure summary.