National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Measures by Topic: Musculoskeletal Diseases

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Measures by Topic: Musculoskeletal Diseases

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1.   Physical functional health status: average percent change in patient functional status from initial to discharge visit among patients receiving outpatient rehabilitation services. 2009 Jan. NQMC:005036 Therapeutic Associates, Inc. - For Profit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
2.   Hip functional status: mean change score in hip functional status of patients with hip impairments receiving physical rehabilitation. 2005 Jun. NQMC:001872 Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc. - For Profit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
3.   Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: percentage of members who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and who were dispensed at least one ambulatory prescription for a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). 2011 Jul. NQMC:007097 National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
4.   Osteoporosis management in women who had a fracture: percentage of women 67 years of age and older who suffered a fracture and who had either a bone mineral density (BMD) test or prescription for a drug to treat or prevent osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture. 2011 Jul. NQMC:007098 National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
5.   Hip osteoarthrosis: hip replacement mortality rate. 2010 Sep. NQMC:005535 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Federal Government Agency [U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
6.   Laminectomy or spinal fusion: laminectomy or spinal fusion area rate. 2010 Sep. NQMC:005550 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Federal Government Agency [U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
7.   Nuclear medicine - radionuclide bone imaging: percentage of final reports for all patients, regardless of age, undergoing bone scintigraphy that include physician documentation of correlation with existing relevant imaging studies (e.g., x-ray, MRI, CT) that were performed. 2010 Sep. NQMC:004001 Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration; Society of Nuclear Medicine - Medical Specialty Society. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
8.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis with assessment for function and pain. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001959 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
9.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis during which an anti-inflammatory agent or analgesic was considered. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001962 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
10.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis during which gastrointestinal (GI) prophylaxis was considered. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001964 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
11.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee during which therapeutic exercise for the hip or knee (therapeutic exercise instructed or physical therapy prescribed) was considered. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001965 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
12.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis with an assessment for use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic over-the-counter (OTC) medications. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001961 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
13.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis for whom a physical examination of the involved joint was performed during the initial visit. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001960 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
14.   Osteoarthritis: percentage of patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis on prescribed or over-the-counter (OTC) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) who were assessed for gastrointestinal (GI) and renal risk factors. 2010 Sep. NQMC:001963 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
15.   Osteoporosis testing in older women: the percentage of female Medicare members 65 years of age and over who report ever having received a bone density test to check for osteoporosis. 2010 Jul. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:006453 National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
16.   Hip replacement surgery: age-standardized rate of unilateral or bilateral hip replacement surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals per 100,000 population age 20 and older. 2010 May. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:005399 Canadian Institute for Health Information - Nonprofit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
17.   Knee replacement surgery: age-standardized rate of unilateral or bilateral knee replacement surgery performed on patients in acute care hospitals or same-day surgery facilities, per 100,000 population age 20 and older. 2010 May. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:005400 Canadian Institute for Health Information - Nonprofit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
18.   Osteoporosis: percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who have a central DXA measurement ordered or performed at least once since age 60 or pharmacologic therapy prescribed within 12 months. 2009 Nov. NQMC:002953 American Academy of Family Physicians - Medical Specialty Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Medical Specialty Society; American College of Rheumatology - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration; The Endocrine Society - Disease Specific Society. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
19.   Osteoporosis: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with one of the following conditions or therapies: receiving oral glucocorticosteroid therapy for greater than 3 months OR hypogonadism OR fracture history OR transplant history OR obesity surgery OR malabsorption disease OR receiving aromatase therapy for breast cancer who had a central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) ordered or performed or pharmacologic therapy prescribed within 12 months. 2009 Nov. NQMC:002957 American Academy of Family Physicians - Medical Specialty Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Medical Specialty Society; American College of Rheumatology - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration; The Endocrine Society - Disease Specific Society. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
20.   Osteoporosis: percentage of patients aged 50 years and older treated for a hip, spine or distal radial fracture with documentation of communication with the physician managing the patient's on-going care that a fracture occurred and that the patient was or should be tested or treated for osteoporosis. 2009 Nov. NQMC:002952 American Academy of Family Physicians - Medical Specialty Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Medical Specialty Society; American College of Rheumatology - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration; The Endocrine Society - Disease Specific Society. View all measures by the developer(s) Compare Selected
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