NQMC Update Service: August 26, 2013

August 26, 2013 New This Week Expert Commentary Steps for Assuring Rigor and Adequate Patient Representation When Using Patient-reported Outcome Performance Measures (PRO-PMs) By: Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, Albert Wu, MD, MPH, Carol M. Moinpour, PhD, Maria-Jose Santana, PhD, Andrea Pusic, MD, Claire Snyder, PhD, Hwee-Lin Wee, PhD, Jose M. Valderas, MD, PhD, MPH, Bryce B. Reeve, PhD Measure Summaries American Medical Association Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Community Engagement" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Data Collection" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Health Literacy" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Individual Engagement" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Language" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Leadership Commitment" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Performance Evaluation" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Socio-Cultural Context" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. Communication climate: mean scale score for the "Workforce Development" items on the Patient (or Pediatric) Survey and Staff Survey. National Committee for Quality Assurance Adult body mass index (BMI) assessment: percentage of members 18 to 74 years of age who had an outpatient visit and whose BMI was documented during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year. This updates a previously published measure summary. Breast cancer screening: percentage of women 40 to 69 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer. This updates a previously published measure summary. Care for older adults: percentage of adults 66 years and older who had each of the following during the measurement year: advance care planning, medication review, functional status assessment, and pain screening. This updates a previously published measure summary. Cervical cancer screening: percentage of women 21 to 64 years of age who received one or more Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer. This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); and one chicken pox (VZV) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #2). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); and four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #3). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); and one hepatitis A (HepA) vaccine by their second birthday (combination #4). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); and two influenza (flu) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #6). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); and two or three rotavirus (RV) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #5). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); one hepatitis A (HepA); and two influenza (flu) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #8). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); one hepatitis A (HepA); and two or three rotavirus (RV) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #7). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); one hepatitis A (HepA); two or three rotavirus (RV); and two influenza (flu) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #10). This updates a previously published measure summary. Childhood immunization status: percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); two or three rotavirus (RV); and two influenza (flu) vaccines by their second birthday (combination #9). This updates a previously published measure summary. Chlamydia screening: percentage of women 16 to 24 years of age who were identified as sexually active and who had at least one test for chlamydia during the measurement year. This updates a previously published measure summary. Colorectal cancer screening: percentage of members 50 to 75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published measure summary. Glaucoma screening: percentage of Medicare members 65 years and older who received a glaucoma eye exam by an eye care professional for early identification of glaucomatous conditions. This updates a previously published measure summary. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: percentage of female adolescents 13 years of age who had three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine by their 13th birthday. This updates a previously published measure summary. Immunizations for adolescents: percentage of adolescents 13 years of age who had one dose of meningococcal vaccine and one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) or one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids vaccine (Td) by their 13th birthday. This updates a previously published measure summary. Lead screening in children: percentage of children 2 years of age who had one or more capillary or venous lead blood test for lead poisoning by their second birthday. This updates a previously published measure summary. Weight assessment and counseling for nutrition and physical activity for children/adolescents: percentage of members 3 to 17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a PCP or OB/GYN and who had evidence of BMI percentile documentation, counseling for nutrition, and counseling for physical activity during the measurement year. This updates a previously published measure summary. 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