Urinary Symptom Score Change 6-12 Months After Diagnosis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients with an office visit within the measurement period and with a new diagnosis of clinically significant Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia who have International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) or American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Index (SI) documented at time of diagnosis and again 6-12 months later with an improvement of 3 points.
Numerator
Patients with a documented improvement of at least 3 points in their urinary symptom score during the measurement period
Denominator
Male patients with an initial diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia 6 months prior to the measurement period, and a urinary symptom score assessment within 1 month of initial diagnosis and a follow-up urinary symptom score assessment within 6-12 months, who had a qualifying visit during the measurement period
Exclusions
Patients with urinary retention that starts within 1 year of initial BPH diagnosis. Patients with an initial BPH diagnosis that starts during, or within 30 days of hospitalisation. Patients with a diagnosis of morbid obesity, or with a BMI Exam >=40 before the follow up urinary symptom score
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Traditional MIPS