Dementia: Cognitive Assessment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
public reporting, Payment program
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Dementia and Cognition
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, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia.
Exclusions
Documentation of patient reason(s) for not assessing cognition.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
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
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
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