Healthmonix 2022 Audiology QCDR Measures
See Healthmonix Recommended MIPS Measures for Audiologists below.
| Quality Id | Measure Name | High Priority | Measure Type | Measure Description | hf:tax:specialty_measure_sets | hf:tax:collection_types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM09 | 2022 HM9: Functional Benefit of a Cochlear Implant | YES | Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older, who are evaluated for hearing loss and complete a hearing loss self-assessment tool that indicated an impact of hearing-related quality of life (QoL), and if diagnosed with a bilateral moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and less than 60% open set speech recognition are scheduled or referred for cochlear implant candidacy testing AND for patients who undergo cochlear implantation, demonstrate a meaningful clinically important difference (MCID) improvement in self-assessment of Hearing-related QoL or an improvement in speech recognition within 18 months of cochlear implant activation. | Details | ||
| HM10 | 2022 HM10: Outcomes of Hearing Loss Treatment | YES | Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) | Percentage of patients aged 50 years and older, who are screened with a hearing loss self-assessment tool that indicated an impact on hearing-related QoL AND if diagnosed with a mild or greater hearing loss in at least one ear or identified with a hearing loss, receive an audiologic care plan and hearing loss intervention(s) AND report a meaningful clinically important difference (MCID) improvement in hearing-related quality of life (QoL) within 12 months of hearing loss diagnosis. | Details | ||
| HM11 | 2022 HM11: Outcomes of Treatment of Subjective Tinnitus | YES | Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who are screened for bothersome subjective tinnitus AND, if patient reports symptoms, assessed with clinical evaluation for tinnitus severity and impact on hearing-related quality of life (HRQoL) using a validated self-assessment tool AND, if identified with tinnitus that impacts the patients HRQoL, receive a tinnitus-related care plan, and tinnitus-related intervention(s), treatment(s), or management AND who report a meaningful clinically important difference (MCID) improvement in the impact of tinnitus on the patient’s HRQoL within 12 months of initial identification. | Details | ||
| HM12 | 2022 HM12: Outcomes of Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo | YES | Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older, who report benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)-related symptoms and are screened with a dizziness assessment questionnaire and undergo positional nystagmus testing AND, if diagnosed or identified with BPPV, received a BPPV-related care plan and vestibular intervention(s) or treatment(s) AND who have an improvement in nystagmus or report an improvement in BPPV-related symptoms, and report a meaningful clinically important difference (MCID) improvement of BPPV-related quality of life (QoL). | Details |
Healthmonix Recommended MIPS Measures For Audiologists
| Quality Id | Measure Name | High Priority | Measure Type | Measure Description | hf:tax:specialty_measure_sets | hf:tax:collection_types | |
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| 318 | 2022 MIPS Measure # 318: Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | eCQM | Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period | Details | |||
| 134 | Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan | no | eCQM/CQM | Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the positive screen | Details | ||
| 155 | Falls: Plan of Care | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months | Details | ||
| 181 | Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen | Details | ||
| 261 | Referral for Otologic Evaluation for Patients with Acute or Chronic Dizziness | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged birth and older referred to a physician (preferably a physician specially trained in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation subsequent to an audiologic evaluation after presenting with acute or chronic dizziness. | Details | ||
| 130 | 2022 Measure # 130 Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | yes | Process | Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications’ name, dosage, frequency and route of administration | Details | ||
| 134 | 2022 Measure # 134 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter | Details | ||
| 155 | 2022 Measure # 155 Falls: Plan of Care | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months | Details | ||
| 181 | 2022 Measure # 181 Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen | Details | ||
| 182 | 2022 Measure # 182 Functional Outcome Assessment | yes | Process | Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with documentation of a current functional outcome assessment using a standardized functional outcome assessment tool on the date of the encounter AND documentation of a care plan based on identified functional outcome deficiencies on the date of the identified deficiencies. | Details | ||
| 226 | 2022 Measure # 226 Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within the measurement period AND who received tobacco cessation intervention on the date of the encounter or within the previous 12 months if identified as a tobacco user | Details | ||
| 261 | 2022 Measure # 261 Referral for Otologic Evaluation for Patients with Acute or Chronic Dizziness | yes | Process | Percentage of patients aged birth and older referred to a physician (preferably a physician specially trained in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation subsequent to an audiologic evaluation after presenting with acute or chronic dizziness. | Details | ||
| 431 | 2022 Measure # 431 Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling | no | Process | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method at least once within the last 12 months AND who received brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user | Details |