NQMC Update Service: February 29, 2016 :: MN Community Measurement

NQMC Update Service: February 29, 2016

MN Community Measurement

• Asthma care: percentage of pediatric and adult patients who have asthma and meet specified targets to control their asthma. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Asthma care: percentage of pediatric and adult patients who have been educated about his or her asthma and self-management of the condition and also has a written asthma management plan present.

• Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of patients who are up-to-date with appropriate colorectal screening exams. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Maternity care: percentage of cesarean deliveries for live, term, vertex positioned nulliparous births.

• Pediatric preventive care: percentage of pediatric patients age 3 to 17 years who have had an overweight/obesity assessment and if BMI percentile is greater than or equal to 85 have appropriate documentation of counseling for physical activity and nutrition.

• Pediatric preventive care: percentage of pediatric patients ages 12 to 17 years who have a documented mental health and/or depression screening using one of the specified validated tools at a well-child visit during the measurement period.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar discectomy/laminotomy pre-operative and three months (6 to 20 weeks) post-operative back pain as measured with the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar discectomy/laminotomy pre-operative and three months (6 to 20 weeks) post-operative functional status as measured with the Oswestry Disability Index, version 2.1a.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar discectomy/laminotomy pre-operative and three months (6 to 20 weeks) post-operative health related quality of life as measured with the EQ-5D-5L tool.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar discectomy/laminotomy pre-operative and three months (6 to 20 weeks) post-operative leg pain as measured with the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar spinal fusion pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative back pain as measured with the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar spinal fusion pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative functional status as measured with the Oswestry Disability Index, version 2.1a.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar spinal fusion pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative health related quality of life as measured with the EQ-5D-5L.

• Spinal surgery: average change between lumbar spinal fusion pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative leg pain as measured with the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.

• Total knee replacement: average change between pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative functional status as measured with the Oxford Knee Score. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Total knee replacement: average change between pre-operative and one year (9 to 15 months) post-operative health related quality of life as measured with the EQ-5D-5L.