NQMC Update Service: March 21, 2016 || American Academy of Neurology

NQMC Update Service: March 21, 2016

American Academy of Neurology

• Epilepsy: all female patients of childbearing potential (12 to 44 years old) diagnosed with epilepsy who were counseled or referred for counseling for how epilepsy and its treatment may affect contraception OR pregnancy at least once a year. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy with active anti-seizure therapy side effects for whom an intervention was discussed.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy, or their caregivers, who were provided with personalized safety issue and epilepsy education at least once annually. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all patients with a diagnosis of treatment resistant (intractable) epilepsy who were referred for consultation to a comprehensive epilepsy center for additional management of epilepsy.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all visits for patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy where the patient was screened for psychiatric or behavioral disorders.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all visits for patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy where the seizure frequency of each seizure type was documented. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Epilepsy: percentage of all visits for patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy with seizure type and epilepsy etiology or syndrome documented OR testing ordered to determine etiology of epilepsy, seizure type, or epilepsy syndrome. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Epilepsy: percentage of patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy with seizure frequency greater than 0 for whom an intervention to reduce seizure frequency was offered or discussed with the patient or caregiver.