Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
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) Clinical Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Continence
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months.
Numerator
Patients who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months
Denominator
All female patients aged 65 years and older with a visit during the measurement period
Exclusions
Patient use of hospice services any time during the measurement period
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System traditional reporting
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
04 November 2025
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Date Modified 04 November 2025