National Guideline Clearinghouse | Related NQMC Measures

National Guideline Clearinghouse | Related NQMC Measures

Related NQMC Measures

The list below identifies guidelines with associated measures available through the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC) Web site .

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Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Adult acute and subacute low back pain. NGC:009520 Related Measure Summaries: Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients who were advised on maintenance or resumption of activities, against bed rest, use of heat, education on importance of active lifestyle and exercise, and recommendation to take anti-inflammatory or analgesic medication in the first six weeks of pain onset in the absence of "red flags."  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of non-specific back pain for whom the physician ordered imaging studies during the six weeks after pain onset, in the absence of "red flags."  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who are prescribed opioids.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have a reassessment at each follow-up visit that includes: pain assessment using the Visual Analog Scale, pain diagram or other assessment tool; functional status using the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire or other assessment tool; clinician's objective assessment; and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute 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 using the Visual Analog Scale, pain diagram or other assessment tool; functional status using the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire or other assessment tool; patient history, including notation of presence or absence of "red flags"; assessment of prior treatment and response; job and activity association; and psychosocial screening that includes depression and chemical dependency screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have their functional status assessed using the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire or other assessment tool.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with low back pain diagnosis who have their pain status assessed using the Visual Analog Scale, pain diagram or other assessment tool.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with non-specific back pain diagnosis who received inappropriate repeat imaging studies in the absence of "red flags" or progressive symptoms.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with non-specific low back pain diagnosis who have had collaborative decision-making with regards to referral to a specialist.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with radicular pain diagnosis who have had collaborative decision-making with regards to imaging, intervention and/or surgery.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult acute and subacute low back pain: percentage of patients with radicular pain for whom the clinician ordered imaging studies during the six weeks after pain onset.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care. NGC:010042 Related Measure Summaries: Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who are assessed for the presence and severity of mild to moderate, moderate to high, and dependent on substance use at the time of diagnosis or within six months of diagnosis for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using a tool.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who commit suicide at any time while managed in primary care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who had a stroke with documentation of screening for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using PHQ-2.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who have a follow-up contact within three months of diagnosis or initiating treatment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who have had a response to treatment at 12 months (+/- 30 days) after diagnosis or initiating treatment, e.g., have had a PHQ-9 score decreased by 50% from initial score at 12 months (+/- 30 days).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who have had a response to treatment at six months (+/- 30 days) after diagnosis or initiating treatment, e.g., have had a PHQ-9 score decreased by 50% from initial score at six months (+/- 30 days).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who have reached remission at 12 months (+/- 30 days) after initiating treatment, e.g., had a PHQ-9 score less than 5 after 12 months (+/- 30 days).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients who have reached remission at six months (+/- 30 days) after diagnosis or initiating treatment, e.g., have any PHQ-9 score less than 5 after six months (+/- 30 days).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients whose symptoms are reassessed by the use of a quantitative symptom assessment tool (such as PHQ-9) at 12 months (+/- 30 days) after diagnosis or initiating treatment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients whose symptoms are reassessed by the use of a quantitative symptom assessment tool (such as PHQ-9) at six months (+/- 30 days) after diagnosis or initiating treatment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients whose symptoms are reassessed by the use of a quantitative symptom assessment tool (such as PHQ-9) within three months of initiating treatment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with a new diagnosis of major depression or persistent depressive disorder with documentation of DSM-5 criteria at the time of the diagnosis.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with cardiovascular disease with documentation of screening for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using PHQ-2.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with chronic pain with documentation of screening for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using PHQ-2.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with major depression or persistent depressive disorder whose primary care records show documentation of any communication between the primary care clinician and the mental health care clinician.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of patients with type 2 diabetes with documentation of screening for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using PHQ-2.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Adult depression in primary care: percentage of perinatal patients with documentation of screening for major depression or persistent depressive disorder using PHQ-2.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain. NGC:010140 Related Measure Summaries: Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of chronic pain patients who are referred to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures if the goals for pain control or functional status have not been met.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who are prescribed an opioid at a dose less than 100 mg per day of morphine.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who are prescribed an opioid who have an opioid agreement form and urine toxicology screen documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who are receiving opioids who have documentation of the four A's assessment: 1) the degree of analgesia, 2) current opioid-related side effects, 3) current functional status and 4) existence of aberrant drug-related behaviors documented at each visit.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who are screened for chemical dependency before being prescribed opioid medication.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who have documentation of a plan of care that addresses personal goals, sleep, physical activity, stress management and pain reduction in the medical record and identifies potential barriers to patient follow-up on plan of care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain who have not met pain control or functional status goals who are referred to pain specialist or interdisciplinary pain team.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with a diagnosis of neuropathic pain who are prescribed a sedative analgesic OR anticonvulsant prior to use of opioids.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with documentation of reassessment of pain at follow-up visits using a standardized tool that addresses pain intensity, location, pattern and current functional status.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with documentation of receiving education regarding their diagnosis of chronic pain, medications, importance of physical activity and/or any interventional procedures in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with documentation of screening for major depression and chemical dependency.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with functional outcome goals documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients diagnosed with chronic pain with referral to physical rehabilitation and/or behavioral management therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Assessment and management of chronic pain: percentage of patients with chronic pain diagnosis with documentation of a pain assessment completed at initial visit using a standardized tool that addresses pain intensity, location, pattern, mechanism of pain, current functional status and follow-up plan.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Colorectal cancer screening. NGC:009116 Related Measure Summaries: Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of African American and American Indian/Alaska Native patients age 45 and older who are up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of patients age 50 and older who meet criteria for colorectal cancer screening who are up-to-date with screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of patients who have had a shared decision-making conversation about colorectal cancer screening tests.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke. NGC:009281 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of eligible patients receiving tPA according to guideline.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of eligible patients with ischemic stroke treated with tPA.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of ischemic stroke patients who are assessed with a swallow screening test before receiving food, fluids or medications by mouth.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients admitted to a hospital unit with ischemic stroke for whom patient/family education is documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients admitted to the hospital, observation unit or expedited outpatient TIA clinic with documentation of clinical TIA symptoms within the last 24 hours.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients initially presenting with acute symptoms of ischemic stroke within three hours, or up to 4.5 hours for patients meeting selected criteria, of stroke onset who are evaluated by a clinician within 10 minutes of arriving in the emergency department.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients mobilized from bed within 24 hours of admission.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients presenting in the emergency department with ischemic stroke for whom patient/family education is documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients who are not candidates for tPA treatment who receive aspirin within 24 hours of hospitalization, after a negative head CT, unless contraindicated.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients who receive appropriate intervention for hyperthermia.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients who receive appropriate intervention for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients with dehydration who receive IV fluids.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients with ischemic stroke with paralysis or other reason for immobility receiving appropriate prevention for VTE (subcutaneous heparin or pneumatic compression device).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients with stroke symptoms who are candidates for tPA with a "door to drug" time (time of arrival to time of drug administration) of less than 60 minutes.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients with stroke symptoms who undergo a CT scan within 25 minutes of arrival in the emergency department.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of tPA non-recipients who have hypertension appropriately managed in the first 48 hours of hospitalization or until neurologically stable.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma. NGC:009282 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of discharged patients with asthma who are readmitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of hospitalized patients with asthma who are discharged on an inhaled anti-inflammatory medication.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients whose asthma is controlled who are seen by a health care clinician every one to six months.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients whose asthma is not controlled or have change in medication or clinical status, who are seen by a health care clinician within two to six weeks.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients with an emergency department visit or inpatient admission for an asthma exacerbation who are discharged from the emergency department or inpatient setting with an asthma discharge plan.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients with assessment of asthma control using a validated questionnaire at the last visit related to asthma.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients with asthma who return to the emergency department for treatment of asthma within 30 days of last visit to the emergency department.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of asthma: percentage of patients with spirometry or peak flow at the last visit related to asthma. . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). NGC:009774 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of COPD patients seen in emergency room for COPD-related exacerbations in one month.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of COPD patients who are smokers who receive a smoking cessation intervention.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of COPD patients who require hospital admission for COPD-related exacerbations in one month.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of COPD patients with two or more hospitalizations over a 12-month period.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with a diagnosis of COPD who had spirometry testing to establish COPD diagnosis.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD and smokers who quit smoking (100% quit-rate goal).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD who are asked about smoking and smoking exposure at every visit with clinician.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD who are prescribed appropriate therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD who are smokers who have assessment of readiness to attempt smoking cessation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with COPD who have discussed advance care planning, including health care directives (or advanced directives) and goals of care with their health care professional.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): percentage of patients with moderate or severe COPD who have been referred to a pulmonary rehabilitation or exercise program.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). NGC:009521 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS): percentage of AMI patients who receive a statin agent within 24 hours of arrival and at discharge from hospital for whom treatment is appropriate.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS): percentage of patients with AMI who are referred to an appropriate cardiac rehabilitation program post-discharge.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS): percentage of patients with AMI with referral to an appropriate cardiac rehabilitation program (Phase 2 or Phase 3) post-discharge who enroll in the program.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache. NGC:009625 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients diagnosed with primary headache using the appropriate diagnostic criteria.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with a primary headache who received educational materials on headache.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with decreased migraine headache shown by using a calendar or diary.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache prescribed appropriate acute treatment. . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache seen for migraine in the emergency department/urgent care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. 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]).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with a prescription for opiates or barbiturates for the treatment of migraine.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with a treatment plan who report adherence to their treatment plan.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with migraine headache with treatment plans.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of headache: percentage of patients with primary headache syndrome who are prescribed prophylactic treatment when appropriate.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. NGC:010082 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis who are on pharmacologic therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients who were assessed for risk factors for osteoporosis during an annual preventive visit.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients who were found to be at risk for bone loss or fractures who had bone densitometry.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients with a history of low-impact (fragility) fracture and diagnosed with osteoporosis due to secondary causes offered treatment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients with a history of low-impact (fragility) fracture assessed for secondary causes of osteoporosis.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients with a history of low-impact (fragility) fracture who were assessed for osteoporosis.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients with a low-impact (fragility) fracture who are taking calcium and vitamin D dietary supplementation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: percentage of patients with whom adequacy of vitamin D and calcium dietary supplementation were addressed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults. NGC:009626 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients and/or parents of children with a viral upper-respiratory infection who receive home treatment education.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with a viral upper-respiratory infection who do not receive an antibiotic.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with seasonal allergic rhinitis being treated with injectable corticosteroids.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with strep pharyngitis instructed on actions to take if symptoms worsen.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with strep pharyngitis prescribed antibiotics with documentation of being educated on taking the complete course.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with strep pharyngitis prescribed first-line medications for strep pharyngitis.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with strep pharyngitis who had a rapid group A strep test or strep culture.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients diagnosed with strep pharyngitis, and prescribed antibiotics, who had a negative culture or no rapid group A strep test or strep culture.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults: percentage of patients with strep pharyngitis prescribed antibiotics with documentation of education on 24-hour treatment prior to returning to work, school or day care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Diagnosis of breast disease. NGC:008960 Related Measure Summaries: Diagnosis of breast disease: percentage of BI-RADS category 4 or BI-RADS category 5 mammograms that are followed by a biopsy within 7 to 10 days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Heart failure in adults. NGC:009982 Related Measure Summaries: Heart failure in adults: percentage of heart failure patients who are current smokers or tobacco users who received smoking cessation advice or counseling in primary care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Heart failure in adults: percentage of patients with heart failure diagnosis and LVSD who at the last clinic visit met the following (if eligible): prescribed or were on ACEI/ARB, prescribed or were on beta-blocker therapy, and a non-smoker.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Heart failure in adults: percentage of patients with heart failure diagnosis who have a follow-up appointment with their primary care clinician within seven days of hospital discharge.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Heart failure in adults: percentage of patients with heart failure diagnosis who were educated on the management of their condition.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Immunizations. NGC:009028 Related Measure Summaries: Immunizations: percentage of adult patients, 19 years and older, who are up-to-date with the following immunizations: one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids vaccine (Td) in the last 10 years, two doses of varicella or history of disease up to year 1995, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for patients 65 years and older, one influenza within the last year, and herpes zoster/shingles for patients 60 years and older.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Immunizations: percentage of patients or parents (if patient younger than 18 years) who receive education regarding the importance of immunizations and recommended immunization schedules.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Immunizations: percentage of patients who by age 13 years were up-to-date with the following recommended adolescent immunizations: one human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) (for females), one meningococcal (MCV4), one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), and one influenza within the last year.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Lipid management in adults. NGC:010215 Related Measure Summaries: Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with established ASCVD, or 10-year CHD risk greater than or equal to 10%, or diabetes and on lipid-lowering therapy who remain on lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy 12 months after therapy was prescribed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with established ASCVD, or a 10-year CHD risk greater than or equal to 10%, or diabetes on lipid-lowering medication and most recent LDL greater than 100 mg/dL, who are prescribed a maximal recommended dose of a potent statin (such as simvastatin, pitavastatin, rosuvastatin or atorvastatin).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or 10-year CHD risk greater than or equal to 10%, or diabetes and on lipid-lowering medication who have a fasting lipid panel within 24 months of medication prescription.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or a 10-year risk for CHD greater than or equal to 10%, or diabetes, who are on a statin or have LDL less than 100 ml/dL within a 12-month period.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor. NGC:009775 Related Measure Summaries: Management of labor: percentage of patients who are assessed for risk status on entry to labor and delivery.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor: percentage of patients who have an IV fluid bolus administered.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor: percentage of patients whose oxytocin is discontinued.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor: percentage of patients whose position is changed to the left or right side to decrease compression of vena cava.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor: percentage of patients with preterm labor who received antenatal corticosteroids prior to delivery.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Management of labor: percentage of patients with protracted labor who are administered oxytocin.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Non-OR procedural safety. Health care protocol. NGC:009556 Related Measure Summaries: Non-OR procedural safety: percentage of invasive or high-risk procedures outside of the operating room that met observational compliance.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Non-OR procedural safety: percentage of wrong invasive or high-risk procedure events outside of the operating room per month.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults. NGC:010131 Related Measure Summaries: Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a completed Physician/Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised symptom assessment in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised, documented care plan that addresses the domains of palliative care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a symptom assessment documented in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been assessed for the domains of palliative care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been screened for palliative care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have documentation in the medical record of a completed advance directive.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have education and training regarding palliative care concepts.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have training in the use of scripting for palliative care discussions.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Palliative care for adults: percentage of patients who have treatment options, patient goals and a plan of care across care continuum documented.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol. Health care protocol. NGC:010503 Related Measure Summaries: Perioperative protocol: percentage of appropriate surgical patients who had their site marked by the surgeon in preoperative with his/her initials.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of canceled or delayed surgical procedures due to ineffective communication regarding patient information as defined by organizational procedures.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients undergoing cataract surgery who have electrocardiograms performed as part of the preoperative assessment prior to cataract surgery.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery having laboratory tests/imaging unrelated to positive findings on preoperative basic health assessment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery with a preoperative basic health assessment completed prior to the day of the scheduled procedure.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients who have canceled or delayed non-high-risk surgical procedures due to incomplete preoperative basic health assessment documentation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients with comorbidities undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have appropriate management of comorbidities prior to surgery, including antithrombotic therapy, recent coronary stent/antiplatelet therapy, beta-blocker therapy, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and nicotine cessation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients with comorbidities undergoing elective non-high-risk surgery who have preoperative recommendations documented/communicated to the patient and/or surgical facility for all of the following applicable comorbidities: antithrombotic therapy, recent coronary stent/antiplatelet therapy, beta-blocker therapy, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and nicotine cessation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of patients with comorbidities who have preoperative education documented for all specified applicable comorbidities.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of preoperative wound infections by wound classifications: Class I: clean, Class II: clean contaminated, and Class III: contaminated.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of surgical cases in which a verbal, active Time-Out has been conducted by all appropriate members of the surgical team prior to incision.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of surgical cases where counts were not reconciled and imaging was performed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of surgical cases where the baseline count was conducted prior to the patient arriving in the operating/procedure room.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of surgical patients with documentation of preoperative verification of correct patient, procedure and site/side/level.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of unintentionally retained foreign objects in surgical cases per month.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Perioperative protocol: percentage of wrong surgery events per month.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol. Health care protocol. NGC:008962 Related Measure Summaries: Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of at-risk patients with documentation in the medical record that a head-to-toe skin inspection was completed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of inpatients with a pressure ulcer who are discharged home, with documentation in the medical record that written instructions and educational materials were given to the patient and/or his/her caregiver at discharge or during the hospital stay.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of inpatients with pressure ulcer(s) whose medical record contains documentation of a comprehensive patient assessment and thorough wound evaluation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of inpatients with pressure ulcers whose medical record contains documentation of a partial wound assessment with every dressing change.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of outpatients with a pressure ulcer(s) with documentation in the medical record that education was provided to patient, family and/or caregiver regarding the treatment, progression, and prevention of pressure ulcers.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of outpatients with pressure ulcer(s) whose medical record contains documentation of a comprehensive patient assessment and thorough wound evaluation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with a pressure ulcer who are transferred/discharged, with documentation in the medical record of the transfer/discharge plan.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record indicating a risk assessment (using the Braden Scale or Braden Q) was completed upon admission.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record indicating a risk assessment was done, using specific questions.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record indicating patient risk was reassessed daily (using the Braden Scale or Braden Q) or as indicated for care setting.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record that a head-to-toe re-inspection and palpation were completed every 8 to 24 hours, depending on the status of the patient.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record that a head-to-toe skin inspection and palpation were completed within six hours of admission.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record that communication of a transfer/discharge plan for patients with a pressure ulcer(s) took place addressing skin status and the pressure ulcer prevention plan when transferring patient care to another care provider.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation of a pressure ulcer.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with documentation of interventions, including patient education, in the medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients with pressure ulcer(s) whose medical record contains documentation of a pressure ulcer treatment plan in their plan of care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocol: percentage of patients, evaluated for pressure ulcer, with documentation of a pressure ulcer.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults. NGC:009898 Related Measure Summaries: Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients who have an annual BMI measured and documented.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 25 who have reduced their weight by 10%.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 25 who have reduced their weight by 5%.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 25 who received education and counseling for weight management strategies that include nutrition, physical activity, lifestyle changes, medication therapy and/or surgical considerations.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients with a BMI greater than or equal to 40 who have been provided with a referral to a bariatric specialist.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for adults: percentage of patients with BMI greater than or equal to 25 who have 30 minutes of any type of physical activity five times per week documented.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents. NGC:010019 Related Measure Summaries: Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients who have an annual BMI measured.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients with BMI screening percentile greater than or equal 85 whose BMI percentile decreased within 12 months of screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients with BMI screening percentile greater than or equal to 85 who have cholesterol screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients with BMI screening who have received education regarding weight management strategies that include nutrition and physical activity.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients with BMI screening whose BMI percentile is between 85 and 94.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention and management of obesity for children and adolescents: percentage of patients with BMI screening whose BMI percentile is greater than or equal to 95.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention of falls (acute care). Health care protocol. NGC:009096 Related Measure Summaries: Acute care prevention of falls: percentage of patients who receive appropriate falls prevention interventions based upon the results of their falls risk assessment.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Acute care prevention of falls: rate of inpatient falls per 1,000 patient days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Acute care prevention of falls: rate of inpatient falls with injury per 1,000 patient days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Prevention of unintentionally retained foreign objects during vaginal deliveries. Health care protocol. NGC:008963 Related Measure Summaries: Foreign object retention: percentage of cases where final counts were not reconciled with baseline counts and imaging was performed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Foreign object retention: percentage of unintentionally retained foreign objects during labor and delivery.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Foreign object retention: percentage of vaginal deliveries where a baseline count was conducted.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Foreign object retention: percentage of vaginal deliveries where a final count was conducted.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Preventive services for children and adolescents. NGC:010044 Related Measure Summaries: Preventive services for children and adolescents: percentage of newborns who have had neonatal screening for hemoglobinopathies, phenylketonuria and hypothyroidism in the first week of life.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Preventive services for children and adolescents: percentage of patients age five years and younger who have had vision impairment screening.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Preventive services for children and adolescents: percentage of patients who by age 13 years were up-to-date with recommended adolescent immunizations: 1) one HPV – human papillomavirus vaccine by age 13, 2) one MCV4 – meningococcal, 3) one Tdap – tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, and 4) one influenza vaccine within the last year.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Preventive services for children and adolescents: percentage of sexually active women age 25 years and younger who have had screening for chlamydia.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care. NGC:009283 Related Measure Summaries: Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients planning a pregnancy who receive counseling and education before pregnancy according to the guideline.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients planning pregnancy who have preconception risk assessment/counseling.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of patients who have had identified preterm birth (PTB) modifiable risk factors who receive an intervention.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who have an initial risk assessment completed within two visits of initiation of prenatal care.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who receive counseling about aneuploidy screening in the first trimester.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of pregnant patients who receive counseling and education at each visit as outlined in the guideline.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Routine prenatal care: percentage of VBAC-eligible pregnant patients who have a collaborative conversation with their clinician about the risks and benefits of VBAC.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease. NGC:009899 Related Measure Summaries: Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients who smoke with documentation in the medical record that advice to quit was provided and/or help to quit was provided.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients who were screened for depression using the PHQ-9.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease who are prescribed an ACE inhibitor or ARB.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease and hypertension who are prescribed an ACE inhibitor or ARB.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with a documented blood pressure in the medical record of 140/90 mmHg or less.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with cardiovascular disease who received an annual influenza vaccination.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with diabetes with a documented HbA1c of less than 7.0% or meeting the patient's individualized HbA1c goal.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease with systolic CHF (ejection fraction less than or equal to 40%) who are prescribed an ACE inhibitor or ARB.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record of physical activity goal and when the goal was met.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record of prognostic assessment preceding or following a course of pharmacologic therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record of receiving a pneumonia vaccination according to the CDC recommendations.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with documentation in the medical record that an LDL was obtained within the last 12 months with an LDL less than 100 mg/dL. Consider less than 70 mg/dL for high-risk patient.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with stable coronary artery disease who are prescribed aspirin and anti-atherosclerotic medications.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Stable coronary artery disease: percentage of patients with stable coronary artery disease who have demonstrated an understanding of how to respond in an acute cardiac event by "teaching back" as to how they would respond in the case of acute cardiac event.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism diagnosis and treatment. NGC:009656 Related Measure Summaries: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of adult patients with DVT who have been assessed for the need for graduated compression stockings (not T.E.D.sTM).  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of hospitalized patients with VTE who receive warfarin on day one of heparin therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients diagnosed with lower extremity VTE who meet the criteria for LMWH and for whom shared decision-making was used prior to implementing therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients suspected of DVT who have leg duplex ultrasound (DUS) performed, despite a low clinical pretest probability (CPTP) and a negative D-dimer test.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with any of these diagnosis – VTE, PE, DVT – indicating a complete list of medications was communicated to the next clinician of service when the patient is referred or transferred to another setting, service, practitioner or level of care within or outside the organization.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with suspected VTE who have a clinical pretest probability (CPTP) assessment completed.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE treated with LMWH who receive heparin treatment for at least five days after the initiation of warfarin therapy and until INR is greater than or equal to 2.0 for two consecutive days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE treated with UFH who receive heparin treatment for at least five days after the initiation of warfarin therapy and until INR is greater than or equal to 2.0 for two consecutive days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who are initially prescribed warfarin therapy with documentation in the medical record indicating a baseline INR was obtained.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who are prescribed UFH and LMWH who have appropriate laboratory tests (platelets, PTT for those on UFH) available to monitor and adjust therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who are prescribed UFH and/or LMWH who have baseline laboratory tests documented in their medical record.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who develop PE.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with VTE who receive ongoing warfarin therapy with documentation in the medical record indicating a current INR is available and is used to monitor and adjust therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of VTE patients who have a high clinical pretest probability (CPTP) (score greater than 6) for PE who received anticoagulation prior to diagnostic evaluation.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. NGC:009541 Related Measure Summaries: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of adult hospitalized patients on prescribed heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin who have appropriate ongoing laboratory tests drawn and used to adjust therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of adult hospitalized patients receiving heparin therapy for VTE prophylaxis who have a baseline platelet count before starting heparin and then a platelet count every other day over the course of 14 days.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of adult hospitalized patients who have a VTE risk assessment within 24 hours of admission.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of adult hospitalized patients with creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/min in the medical record who receive a reduced dose of anticoagulation therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of discharged patients who are readmitted to the hospital with VTE within 30 days of discharge.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients at risk for VTE who have VTE education within 24 hours of admission that includes 1) VTE risk, 2) signs and symptoms, 3) early and frequent mobilization, and 4) clinically appropriate treatment/prophylaxis methods.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients on prescribed heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin who have appropriate baseline laboratory tests documented.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients on warfarin for whom current international normalized ratio is used to monitor and adjust therapy.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients who are evaluated for VTE prophylaxis upon referral or transfer to another setting, service, practitioner or level of care within or outside the organization.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients who have a baseline international normalized ratio when initially prescribed warfarin.  . Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization.