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  1. (2024) Electronic Clinical Quality Measures

    Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan CMS2v13 Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report eCQM CMS50v12 Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record eCQM CMS68v13 Prevent...
  2. Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan CMS2v13

    Description Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age-appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if po...
  3. Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report eCQM CMS50v12

    Description Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring clinician receives a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred. Guidance The clinician who refers the patient to an...
  4. Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record eCQM CMS68v13

    Description Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. G...
  5. Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan eCQM CMS69v12

    Description: Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the measurement period AND who had a follow-up plan documented if BMI was outside of normal parameter. Guidance:...
  6. Functional Status Assessments for Heart Failure eCQM CMS90v13

    Description Percentage of patients 18 years of age and older with heart failure who completed initial and follow-up patient-reported functional status assessments. Guidance Initial functional status assessment (FSA) and encounte...
  7. Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) eCQM CMS122v12

    Description: Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c > 9.0% during the measurement period. Guidance: If the HbA1c test result is in the medical record, the test can be used to determine num...
  8. Colorectal Cancer Screening eCQM CMS130v12

    Description: Percentage of adults 45-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer. Guidance: Do not count digital rectal exams (DRE), fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) performed in an office setting or perfo...
  9. Diabetes: Eye Exam eCQM CMS131v12

    Description: Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes and an active diagnosis of retinopathy in any part of the measurement period who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional during the measurement period ...
  10. Initiation and Engagement of Substance Use Disorder Treatment eCQM CMS137v12

    Description Percentage of patients 13 years of age and older with a new substance use disorder(SUD) who received the following: Two rates are reported a. Percentage of patients who initiated treatment, including either an intervent...