Back Pain: Patient Reassessment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients at least 18 years of age and younger than 80 with back pain with documentation that the physician conducted reassessment of both of the following within four to six weeks of their initial back pain visit or of a surgical procedure date: 1) Pain AND 2) Functional status
Numerator
Pain Reassessment: The number of patients with documentation of reassessment of pain within four to six weeks of their initial back pain visit or of a surgical procedure date. 2) Functional Status Reassessment: The number of patients with documentation of reassessment of functional status within four to six weeks of their initial back pain visit or of a surgical procedure date.
Denominator
The total patient sample for patients at least 18 years of age and younger than 80.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Reporting is specific to sub-program