Colorectal Cancer Screening

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Traditional Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eCQM (e-Clinical Quality Measures)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of adults 45-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer.

Numerator

Patients with one or more screenings for colorectal cancer. Appropriate screenings are defined by any one of the following criteria:- Faecal occult blood test (FOBT) during the measurement period- Stool DNA (sDNA) with FIT test during the measurement period or the two years prior to the measurement period- Flexible sigmoidoscopy during the measurement period or the four years prior to the measurement period- CT Colonography during the measurement period or the four years prior to the measurement period- Colonoscopy during the measurement period or the nine years prior to the measurement period

Denominator

Patients 46-75 years of age by the end of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMS)

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Traditional MIPS

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
04 November 2025