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Surgical care improvement project: percent of patients who received prophylactic antibiotics consistent with current guidelines. 2012 Jul. NQMC:007338
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Federal Government Agency [U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with LDL greater than 100 mg/dL who are on a maximal dose of a potent statin (such as simvastatin, pitavastatin, rosuvastatin, or atorvastatin). 2011 Oct. NQMC:007439
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement - Nonprofit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of digoxin during the measurement year and had at least one serum potassium and either a serum creatinine or a blood urea nitrogen therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year. 2011 Jul. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:007107
National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Aged care: percentage of general medical patients 65 years and over who have a documented vitamin D deficiency who are prescribed vitamin D, during the 6 month time period. 2011 Jan. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:006673
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Perinatal care: percentage of patients at risk of preterm delivery at 24-32 weeks gestation receiving antenatal steroids prior to delivering preterm newborns. 2010 Dec. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:006331
The Joint Commission - Health Care Accreditation Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Cancer - nausea and vomiting: percentage of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with a high acute emetic risk for whom a 3-drug regimen including single doses of a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, dexamethasone, and selective neurokinin-1 receptor blocker was given immediately prior to chemotherapy. 2010 Apr. NQMC:006135
RAND Corporation - Nonprofit Research Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Cancer - nausea and vomiting: percentage of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with a moderate acute emetic risk for whom a 2-drug regimen including a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone were given immediately prior to chemotherapy. 2010 Apr. NQMC:006136
RAND Corporation - Nonprofit Research Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Cancer - pain: percentage of patients with new neurologic symptoms or findings on physical examination consistent with spinal cord compression who were treated with steroids as soon as possible, but within 24 hours or had a contraindication to steroids documented. 2010 Apr. NQMC:006127
RAND Corporation - Nonprofit Research Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Osteoporosis: percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of osteoporosis who are either receiving both calcium and vitamin D or had documented counseling regarding both calcium and vitamin D intake, and exercise at least once within 12 months. 2009 Nov. NQMC:002956
American Academy of Family Physicians - Medical Specialty Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Medical Specialty Society; American College of Rheumatology - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration; The Endocrine Society - Disease Specific Society. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Diabetes mellitus: the percentage of patients with diabetes whose last measured total cholesterol within the previous 15 months is 5 mmol/l or less. 2009 Mar. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:005079
British Medical Association - Medical Specialty Society; National Health Service (NHS) Confederation - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA): the percentage of patients with TIA or stroke who have a record of total cholesterol in the last 15 months. 2009 Mar. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:005057
British Medical Association - Medical Specialty Society; National Health Service (NHS) Confederation - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA): the percentage of patients with TIA or stroke whose last measured total cholesterol (measured in previous 15 months) is 5 mmol/l or less. 2009 Mar. [NQMC Update Pending] NQMC:005058
British Medical Association - Medical Specialty Society; National Health Service (NHS) Confederation - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.]. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Substance use disorders: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of current alcohol dependence who were counseled regarding psychosocial AND pharmacologic treatment options for alcohol dependence within the 12 month reporting period. 2008 Jul. NQMC:004007
American Psychiatric Association - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Substance use disorders: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of current opioid addiction who were counseled regarding psychosocial AND pharmacologic treatment options for opioid addiction within the 12 month reporting period. 2008 Jul. NQMC:004208
American Psychiatric Association - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Sepsis: percent of patients with septic shock who received steroids within 24 hours following septic shock identification. 2007 Jan. NQMC:004035
VHA, Inc. - For Profit Organization. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Perioperative care: percentage of surgical patients aged 18 years and older undergoing procedures with the indications for a first or second generation cephalosporin prophylactic antibiotic who had an order for cefazolin or cefuroxime for antimicrobial prophylaxis. 2006 Oct. NQMC:002915
American College of Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society; National Committee for Quality Assurance - Health Care Accreditation Organization; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia: percentage of patients who were prescribed an appropriate empiric antibiotic. 2006 Mar. NQMC:002453
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® - Clinical Specialty Collaboration. View all measures by the developer(s)

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Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD): percent of patients prescribed with calcitriol, alfacalcidol, or vitamin D analogues. 2002 Oct. NQMC:000349
Renal Physicians Association - Medical Specialty Society. View all measures by the developer(s)

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