Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement ► Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Measure Summaries

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis seen in emergency room for COPD related exacerbations in one month.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who are asked about smoking and smoking exposure at every visit with provider.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who are prescribed appropriate therapy.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who are smokers and who quit smoking.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who are smokers and who receive a smoking cessation intervention.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who are smokers who have assessment of readiness to attempt smoking cessation.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who had spirometry testing to establish COPD diagnosis.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who have discussed health care directives (or advanced directives) and goals of care with their health care professional.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis who require hospital admission for COPD related exacerbations in one month.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD diagnosis with two or more hospitalizations over a 12-month period.

• Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with moderate or severe COPD diagnosis who have been referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation or exercise program.