NQMC Update Service: March 25, 2013 || Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: March 25, 2013

NQMC Update Service: March 25, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 03/25/2013 12:00 PM EDT

March 25, 2013

New This Week

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Acute care prevention of falls: percentage of patients who receive appropriate falls prevention interventions based upon the results of their falls risk assessment. Acute care prevention of falls: rate of inpatient falls per 1,000 patient days. This updates a previously published measure summary. Acute care prevention of falls: rate of inpatient falls with injury per 1,000 patient days. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of adult patients 18 years and older who are up-to-date with the following immunizations: 1) one Td in the last 10 years, 2) varicella – two doses or history of disease up to year 1995, 3) PPSV23 for patients 65 and older, 4) one influenza within last year, and 5) herpes zoster/shingles (patients 60 years and older). This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of African American, American Indian or Alaska Native patients age 45 years and older who are up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of female patients age 44 years and older who have lipid screening every five years. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of female patients ages 21 to 65 years who have screening for cervical cancer every three years. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of female patients ages 50 to 75 years who have screening for breast cancer every one to two years. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of female patients ages 55 to 79 years at risk for ischemic stroke who receive aspirin chemoprophylaxis counseling. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of male patients age 34 years and older who have lipid screening every five years. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of male patients ages 45 to 79 years at risk for myocardial infarctions who receive aspirin chemoprophylaxis counseling. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients age 18 years and older who are screened for alcohol abuse or hazardous and harmful drinking. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients age 18 years and older who have tobacco status checked at each clinician visit. Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients age 18 years and older with blood pressure documented in the medical record (every two years if less than 120/80, every year if 120-139/80-89 Hg). This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of patients age 50 to 75 years who are up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening. This updates a previously published measure summary. Preventive services for adults: percentage of sexually active women age 25 years and younger who have screening for chlamydia