Cognitive Assessment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within a 12-month period
Numerator
Patients for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within a 12-month period
Denominator
All patients with a diagnosis of dementia
Exclusions
Denominator: Documentation of patient reason(s) for not assessing cognition
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
For every patient evaluated by this measure also identify payer, race, ethnicity and sex
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Data electronically extracted from electronic health records (EHR) and/or health information technology (IT) systems
Frequency of Data Collection
Per performance period
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Data not public available
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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