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Screening for Future Fall Risk

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Physician Feedback/Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRUR)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who were screened for future fall risk at least once within 12 months

Numerator

Patients who were screened for future fall risk at last once within 12 months. Screening for Future Fall Risk: Assessment of whether an individual has experienced a fall or problems with gait or balance. A specific screening tool is not required for this measure, however potential screening tools include the Morse Fall Scale and the timed Get-Up-And-Go test. A fall is defined as a sudden, unintentional change in position causing an individual to land at a lower level, on an object, the floor, or the ground, other than as a consequence of a sudden onset of paralysis, epileptic seizure, or overwhelming external force. Risk of future falls is defined as having had had 2 or more falls in the past year or any fall with injury in the past year.

Denominator

All patients aged 65 years and older seen by an eligible provider in the past year.

Exclusions

Patients who have documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for future fall risk, undergoing a risk-assessment or having a plan of care (e.g., patient is not ambulatory) are excluded from this measure. Exclude members who use hospice services during the measurement period.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records, Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Reporting is specific to sub-program

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

p4qm.org/measures

Technical Specifications

p4qm.org/measures/0101

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
Yes
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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Date Modified 02 December 2025