National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Adult low back pain

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of back pain for whom the physician ordered imaging studies during the six weeks after pain onset, in the absence of "red flag." This updates a previously published measure summary.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of back pain for whom the physician ordered imaging studies during the six weeks after pain onset, in the absence of "red flag."

Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have all of the following at the initial visit with the physician: pain assessment, functional status, patient history including notation of presence or absence of "red flags," assessment of prior treatment and response, employment status and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have all of the following at the initial visit with the physician: pain assessment, functional status, patient history including notation of presence or absence of "red flags," assessment of prior treatment and response, employment status and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.

Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have an assessment at each follow up visit that includes: pain assessment (subjective pain rating), functional assessment, clinician's objective assessment, and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have an assessment at each follow up visit that includes: pain assessment (subjective pain rating), functional assessment, clinician's objective assessment, and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.

Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who received education regarding low back pain self-care and the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who received education regarding low back pain self-care and the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle.

Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who received recommendation to take an anti-inflammatory or analgesic medication.
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Adult low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who received recommendation to take an anti-inflammatory or analgesic medication.