National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/The latest news from the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC), a public repository for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets.en-usCopyright 2010 National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EST33928Health/Medicine/Reference/Government Agencies/National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/images/nqmc_masthead.jpghttp://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/New This Week (05/14/2012)<p><strong>Expert Commentary</strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>Quality Measures: Patient-Reported Outcomes for Quality Improvement of Clinical Practice <em>By: Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD</em> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Measure Summaries</strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>Updated Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Infection Control Indicators </li> </ul><p/>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)1Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 ESTAnnouncements (05/14/2012)<p><strong>Coming Soon</strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>New/Updated <a href="/disclaimer.aspx?redirect=http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/59/Default.aspx">National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" /> HEDIS Prevention and Screening Measures </li> </ul> <p><strong>Newly Identified</strong></p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>New/Updated <a href="/disclaimer.aspx?redirect=http://www.icsi.org/index.aspx" title="ICSI Web site">Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" /> Adult Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain Measures &amp; Immunization Measures </li> </ul><p/><h3>Coming Soon</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li>New/Updated <a href="/disclaimer.aspx?redirect=http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/59/Default.aspx">National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" /> HEDIS Prevention and Screening Measures. Look for these measures in NQMC in the near furture! </li> </ul> <h3>Newly Identified</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li>New/Updated <a href="/disclaimer.aspx?redirect=http://www.icsi.org/index.aspx" title="ICSI Web site">Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" /> Adult Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain Measures &amp; Immunization Measures </li> </ul> <h3>Conference News</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li>The <strong>Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) Conference 2012</strong>, will be held <strong>August 22-25, 2012</strong> in Berlin, Germany. <a href="/disclaimer.aspx?redirect=http://gin2012.org/register.html" title="G-I-N Conference Web site">Registration</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" /> is now open. </li> </ul> <h3>Health Awareness Topics -- May 2012</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li>Arthritis Awareness Month (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=15265&amp;ct=1" title="Arthritis Awareness Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>Better Hearing and Speech Month (<a href="/browse/by-organization-indiv.aspx?orgid=2086&amp;objid=0" title="Better Hearing and Speech Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>Healthy Vision Month (<a href="/search/search.aspx?term=%22vision+care%22+or+%22eye+care%22" title="Healthy Vision Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>Hepatitis Awareness Month (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=15488&amp;ct=1" title="Hepatitis Awareness Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>Mental Health Month (<a href="/search/search.aspx?term=%22mental+health%22" title="Mental Health Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=1413&amp;ct=1" title="National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>National High Blood Pressure Education Month (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=13862&amp;ct=1" title="National High Blood Pressure Education Month">see related measures</a>) </li> <li>National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=18620&amp;ct=1" title="National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month">see related measures</a>) </li> </ul> <p>Of interest this week:</p> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li><strong>May 14 - 18</strong>: National Neuropathy Awareness Week (<a href="/search/search.aspx?term=%22neuropathy%22" title="National Neuropathy Awareness Week">see related measures</a>) </li> <li><strong>May 19</strong>: Hepatitis Testing Day (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=15488&amp;ct=1" title="Hepatitis Testing Day">see related measures</a>) </li> <li><strong>May 20</strong>: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (<a href="/browse/by-topic-detail.aspx?id=12718&amp;ct=1" title="World Autoimmune Arthritis Day">see related measures</a>) </li> </ul> <h3>How to Participate</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li><strong>Submit measures</strong>: Visit our <a href="/submit/index.aspx" title="Submit Measures Web page">Submit Measures</a> page for information on how to submit your organization's measures. </li> <li><strong>Suggest a measure for possible inclusion</strong>: Submit your <a href="/contact-us.aspx" title="Contact Us Web page">suggestions</a> for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets that you would like to see included in NQMC. </li> </ul> <h3>NQMC Sister Resources</h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;" class="Indent"> <li>Find Innovations and QualityTools classified by disease or clinical category, patient population, setting of care, stage of care, and more in AHRQ's <a href="http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/innovations_qualitytools.aspx" title="Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site" target="_blank">Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" />. </li> <li>Look for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in AHRQ's <a href="http://www.guideline.gov" title="NGC Web site" target="_blank">National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)</a> <img alt="External Web Site Policy" src="/images/icon_externallink.gif" />. </li> </ul>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)2Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 ESTExpert Commentary: Quality Measures: Patient-Reported Outcomes for Quality Improvement of Clinical Practicehttp://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/expert/expert-commentary.aspx?f=rss&id=36851info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)36851Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 ESTInfection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in hip prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in hip prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32942info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32942Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in hip prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in hip prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32945info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32945Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in knee prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in knee prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32948info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32948Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in knee prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in knee prosthesis procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32949info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32949Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the chest incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the chest incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32951info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32951Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the chest incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the chest incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32953info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32953Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the donor incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (involving chest and donor incisions) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the donor incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (involving chest and donor incisions) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32955info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32955Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the donor incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (involving chest and donor incisions) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) (in the donor incision site) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (involving chest and donor incisions) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32957info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32957Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in elective partial or total colectomy procedures (where there is an anastomosis but no stoma formed) performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in elective partial or total colectomy procedures (where there is an anastomosis but no stoma formed) performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32959info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32959Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in elective partial or total colectomy procedures (where there is an anastomosis but no stoma formed) performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in elective partial or total colectomy procedures (where there is an anastomosis but no stoma formed) performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32961info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32961Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in femoro-popliteal bypass procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in femoro-popliteal bypass procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32963info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32963Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in femoro-popliteal bypass procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in femoro-popliteal bypass procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32965info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32965Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32967info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32967Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32969info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32969Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in lower segment caesarean section procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in lower segment caesarean section procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32971info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32971Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in lower segment caesarean section procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in lower segment caesarean section procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32974info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32974Infection surveillance: percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in abdominal hysterectomy procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSIs) in abdominal hysterectomy procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32976info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32976Infection surveillance: percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in abdominal hysterectomy procedures performed, during the 6 month time period. [Australian Council on Healthcare Standards]<p>This measure is used to assess the percentage of deep incisional/organ space surgical site infections (SSIs) in abdominal hysterectomy procedures performed, during the 6 month time period.</p> <p>The rate of SSIs is expressed per 100 procedures.</p>http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?f=rss&id=32978info@qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov (NQMC)32978