Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

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
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk.

Numerator

Patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period.

Denominator

Patients aged 65 years and older at the start of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period.

Exclusions

Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.

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