Quality of Life Outcome for Patients With Neurologic Conditions

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
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients whose quality of life assessment results are maintained or improved during the measurement period.

Numerator

Patients whose PROMIS Global Health-10 score* at twelve months (+/-60 days) was maintained or improved from the index score. *For patients with more than 2 scores present at twelve months (+/- 60 days) the last score recorded shall be compared to the index visit score.

Denominator

Patients aged 18 years and older diagnosed with neurologic condition. Diagnostic codes include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, attention deficit disorders, autism, cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment and related dementias, developmental delays, headache and migraine, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, neoplasms of brain and spine, polyneuropathy, seizure and epilepsy, stroke, tic disorders, vertigo and related neuro-otology disorders

Exclusions

Patient unable to communicate and no knowledgeable informant available.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR), which is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved vendor for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). QCDR collects clinical data from clinicians and reports this data to CMS on their behalf for purposes of MIPS.

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

PROMIS Global Health-10 score

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