Osteoporosis Management in Women Who Had a Fracture
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of women 50-85 years of age who suffered a fracture and who had either a bone mineral density (BMD) test or prescription for a drug to treat osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture.
Numerator
Patients who received either a bone mineral density test or a prescription for a drug to treat osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture
Denominator
Women who experienced a fracture, except fractures of the finger, toe, face or skull, during the six months prior to the performance period through June 30 of the performance period
Exclusions
Patients who utilise hospice services any time during the measurement period: G9768 OR Patient had a bone mineral density test in the past two years OR received osteoporosis medication or therapy in the past 12 months: G9769 OR Patients who receive palliative care services any time during the intake period through the end of the measurement year: G0048 OR Patients age 66 or older in Institutional Special Needs Plans (SNP) or residing in long-term care with POS code, 32, 33, 34, 54, or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the six months prior to the measurement period through December 31 of the measurement period: G9938 OR Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period AND a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period: G2127 OR Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period AND either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ED or non-acute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period: G2126 OR Patients 81 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the six months prior to the measurement period through December 31 of the measurement period: G2125
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System traditional reporting
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System