Dermatitis – Improvement in Patient-Reported Itch Severity
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients aged 8 years and older, with a diagnosis of dermatitis where at an initial (index) visit have a patient-reported itch severity assessment performed, score greater than or equal to 4, and who achieve a score reduction of 3 or more points at a follow-up visit.
Numerator
Patients who achieve an assessment score that is reduced by 3 or more points (minimal clinically important difference) from the initial (index) assessment score.
Denominator
All patients aged 8 years and older, with a diagnosis of dermatitis with an initial (index visit) Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Visual Rating Scale (VRS), or ItchyQuant assessment score of greater than or equal to 4 who are returning for a follow-up visit.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
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