Measures in PRIME

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Measures in Prime 2018

wdt_ID	PRIME ID	QPP#	NQF#	CMS#	Measure Title	Description	Type	High Priority	NQS Domain
1	12	369	N/A	CMS158	Pregnant women that had HBsAg testing	This measure identifies pregnant women who had a HBsAg (hepatitis B) test during their pregnancy	Process	No	Effective Clinical Care
2	35	66	N/A	CMS146	Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis	Percentage of children 3-18 years of age who were diagnosed with pharyngitis, ordered an antibiotic and received a group A streptococcus (strep) test for the episode	Process	Yes	Efficiency and Cost Reduction
3	36	236	0018	CMS165	Controlling High Blood Pressure	Percentage of patients 18-85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled (<140/90mmHg) during the measurement period	Outcome	Yes	Effective Clinical Care
4	37	238	0022	CMS156	Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	Percentage of patients 66 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are reported. a. Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication. b. Percentage of patients who were ordered at least two differe	Process	Yes	Patient Safety
5	38	239	0024	CMS155	Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	Percentage of patients 3-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a Primary Care Physician (PCP) or Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) and who had evidence of the following during the measurement period. Three rates are reported. - Percentage of	Process	No	Community/Population Health
6	39	226	0028/0028e	CMS138	Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received cessation counseling intervention if identified as a tobacco user	Process	No	Community/Population Health
7	40	112	2372	CMS125	Breast Cancer Screening	Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer	Process	No	Effective Clinical Care
8	41	309	0032	CMS124	Cervical Cancer Screening	Percentage of women 21-64 years of age who were screened for cervical cancer using either of the following criteria: * Women age 21-64 who had cervical cytology performed every 3 years * Women age 30-64 who had cervical cytology/human papillomavirus (HP	Process	No	Effective Clinical Care
9	42	310	0033	CMS153	Chlamydia Screening for Women	Percentage of women 16-24 years of age who were identified as sexually active and who had at least one test for chlamydia during the measurement period	Process	No	Community/Population Health
10	43	113	0034	CMS130	Colorectal Cancer Screening	Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer.	Process	No	Effective Clinical Care