Quality Measure Implementation Guide (STU3)
3.0.0 - STU 3 US

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Example Measure: EXM125 - Breast Cancer Screening Measure

Active as of 2022-02-22
Id: measure-exm125-FHIR
Url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/cqfmeasures/Measure/measure-exm125-FHIR
Version: 8.0.000
Identifier:

value: 125

Identifier:

value: 112

Name: EXM125
Title: EXM125 - Breast Cancer Screening Measure
Status: active
Experimental: true
Scoring:

system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-scoring

code: proportion

display: Proportion

Improvement Notation:

system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-improvement-notation

code: increase

display: Increased score indicates improvement

Type:

system: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type

code: process

Date: 2022-02-22
Publisher: Clinical Quality Information WG
Description: Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer
Supplemental Data:
expressionsystem
SDE Ethnicity http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage
SDE Payer http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage
SDE Race http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage
SDE Sex http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage
Use Context:
codevalue
program
Jurisdiction: US
Topic: 57024-2
Purpose: Women 51-74 years of age with a visit during the measurement period
Copyright: This Physician Performance Measure (Measure) and related data specifications were developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The Measure is copyrighted but can be reproduced and distributed, without modification, for noncommercial purposes (eg, use by healthcare providers in connection with their practices) without obtaining approval from NCQA. Commercial use is defined as the sale, licensing, or distribution of the Measure for commercial gain, or incorporation of the Measure into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. All commercial uses must be approved by NCQA and are subject to a license at the discretion of NCQA. NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measure. NCQA makes no representations, warranties, or endorsement about the quality of any organization or physician that uses or reports performance measures and NCQA has no liability to anyone who relies on such measures or specifications. (C) 2012-2017 National Committee for Quality Assurance. All Rights Reserved. Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for user convenience. Users of proprietary code sets should obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of the code sets. NCQA disclaims all liability for use or accuracy of any CPT or other codes contained in the specifications. CPT(R) contained in the Measure specifications is copyright 2004-2016 American Medical Association. LOINC(R) copyright 2004-2016 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2016 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 copyright 2016 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved. The American Hospital Association holds a copyright to the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) codes contained in the measure specifications. The NUBC codes in the specifications are included with the permission of the AHA. The NUBC codes contained in the specifications may be used by health plans and other health care delivery organizations for the purpose of calculating and reporting Measure results or using Measure results for their internal quality improvement purposes. All other uses of the NUBC codes require a license from the AHA. Anyone desiring to use the NUBC codes in a commercial product to generate Measure results, or for any other commercial use, must obtain a commercial use license directly from the AHA. To inquire about licensing, contact ub04@healthforum.com.
Disclaimer: The performance Measure is not a clinical guideline and does not establish a standard of medical care, and has not been tested for all potential applications. THE MEASURE AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
Approval Date: 2016-01-01
Last Review Date: 2016-09-01
Effective Period: 2018-01-01..2018-12-31

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