Cervical Cancer Screening – The 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 (HPV) co-testing performed every 5 years.
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Adolescent Well-Care Visits – The percentage of enrolled members 12–21 years of age who had at least one comprehensive well-care visit with a PCP or an OB/GYN practitioner during the measurement year.
Further reading
http://www.ncqa.org/portals/0/Adolescent%20Well-Care%20Visits.pdf
Disease-Modifying AntiRheumatic Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis – The percentage of members who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and who were dispensed at least one ambulatory prescription for a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD).
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Antidepressant Medication Management – The percentage of members 18 years of age and older who were treated with antidepressant medication, had a diagnosis of major depression and who remained on an antidepressant medication treatment. Two rates are reported.
• Effective Acute Phase Treatment. The percentage of members who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 84 days (12 weeks).
• Effective Continuation Phase Treatment. The percentage of members who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 180 days (6 months).
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Adult BMI Assessment – The percentage of members 18–74 years of age who had an outpatient visit and whose body mass index (BMI) was documented during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.
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Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Adults with Acute Bronchitis – The percentage of adults 18–64 years of age with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis who were not dispensed an antibiotic prescription. The measure is reported as an inverted rate [1 – (numerator/eligible population)]. A higher rate indicates appropriate treatment of adults with acute bronchitis (i.e., the proportion for whom antibiotics were not prescribed).
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Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration – HHS OPDIV which manages substance abuse and mental health programs.
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Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement – Related to clinical requirements and best practices. Whereas quality assurance is typically defined as systematic inculcation of safety and quality processes, quality improvement suggests a retrospective and self-reflective effort to identify areas of suboptimal performance and dedication to improving them.
Further reading
https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/managed_care/docs/quality_strategy.pdf
Personal Health Record – A bi-directional health record that allows patients easy access to and the ability to input additional relevant health information.
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Patient Centered Medical Home – A model of patient-centric, culturally competent care delivery that is well coordinated and supported by primary care teams using HIT.
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