| Title |
Identifies the title of the measure. Title will be a hyperlink to the Measure Summary. |
| Measure Collection |
Identifies the name of the collection of measures to which the measure belongs (if applicable). |
| Submitter |
Identifies the organization(s) that submitted the measure to NQMC. |
| Developer |
Identifies the organization(s) that developed the measure. |
| Funding Source(s) |
Identifies source(s) of funding to the organization(s) for developing the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s). |
| Composition of the Group That Developed the Measure |
Describes the composition of the group/committee that developed the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s), including professional degrees and affiliations, and lists the names of individual committee members, where given. |
| Financial Disclosures/Other Potential Conflicts of Interest |
Records and makes publicly available disclosed relationships between individuals of the measure development committee/group/individual and companies or organizations that could potentially influence that individual's contribution to the development of the measure(s) or measure set(s)/collection(s). |
| Date of Most Current Version in NQMC |
Identifies the date that the individual measure was most recently released by the submitting organization. |
| Description |
Provides a concise statement of the specific aspects of health care, the patient population, providers, setting(s) of care, and time period that the measure addresses. |
| Rationale |
Identifies the rationale that briefly explains the importance of the measure (i.e., why it is used). |
| Evidence for Rationale |
Identifies citation(s) submitted by the developer related to the rationale for the measure. |
| Primary Measure Domain |
Classifies the major focus of the measure according to the domains of health-related measurement. |
| Type of Evidence Supporting the Criterion of Quality for the Measure |
Indicates the type of evidence supporting the criterion of quality. Evidence must be specified for emasures in the domains: Clinical Quality, Clinical Efficiency, Population Health Quality, and Population Efficiency. |
| Extent of Measure Testing |
Describes the extent of testing of the measure including reliability and/or validity testing. |
| Denominator Inclusions/Exclusions |
Describes the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria used to refine the denominator. |
| Numerator Inclusions/Exclusions |
Describes the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria used to refine the numerator. This field will be used to further describe the metric (if necessary). |
| Data Source |
Identifies the data source(s) necessary to implement the measure (e.g., Administrative clinical data, Electronic health/medical record, Medical record, Patient/Individual survey). |
| Allowance for Patient or Population Factors |
Identifies the type of analytic considerations made for the measure based on patient or population factors or characteristics (e.g., High-risk/vulnerable subgroups, Other subgroups [e.g., age cohort], Case-mix adjustment, Paired data at the patient level, Risk adjustment) |
| Scoring |
Identifies the method used to score the measure (e.g., Composite/Scale, Count, Dichotomous, Frequency Distribution, Mean/Median, Rate/Proportion, Ratio, Weighted Score). |
| Interpretation of Score |
Classifies interpretation of score according to the desired value. |
| Current Use |
Classifies the current use(s) of the measure by quality initiative and constituency (e.g., Internal quality improvement, Decision-making by consumers about health plan/provider choice). |
| Measurement Setting |
Classifies the settings for which the measure was developed (e.g., Home Care, Hospitals, Rural Health Care). |
| Professionals Involved In Delivery of Health Services |
Classifies the professional(s) who involved in the delivering the services addressed by the measure (e.g., Advanced Practice Nurses, Dentists, Physicians). |
| Least Aggregated Level of Services Delivery Addressed |
Classifies the most discrete level of services delivery for which the measure was developed (e.g., National, Single Health Care Delivery or Public Health Organizations, Individual Clinicians or Public Health Professionals). |
