Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Patients aged 65 years and older with a visit during the measurement period
Equals Initial Population
Exclude patients whose hospice care overlaps the measurement period.
Patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period
Not Applicable
None
A higher score indicates better quality
This eCQM is a patient-based measure.
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM.
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Patients aged 65 years and older at the start of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM.
Updated eCQM Version Number.
Measure Section: eCQM Version Number
Source of Change: Standards Update
Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Source of Change: Annual Update
Added text to identify the Quality Data Model (QDM) version used in the measure specification.
Measure Section: Guidance
Added text to indicate whether the measure is patient-based or episode-based.
Removed patient 'non-ambulatory' denominator exclusion to alleviate complications with identifying patients that are permanently 'non-ambulatory'.
Measure Section: Denominator Exclusions
Source of Change: ONC Project Tracking System (Jira): CQM-3813
Clinical Quality Language (CQL) Library version update: Updated version number of the Hospice Library (Hospice-2.2.000).
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Measure Lead
QDM v5.5 standards update: Added 'relevantDatetime' attribute to QDM datatypes. 'RelevantDatetime' indicates when the action occurred whereas 'authorDatetime' indicates when the action was recorded.
Updated CQL expression to conform with the HL7 Standard: Clinical Quality Language Specification, Release 1 STU 4 (CQL 1.4).
Updated the names of CQL definitions, functions, and/or aliases for clarification and to align with the CQL Style Guide.
Updated version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library (MATGlobalCommonFunctions-5.0.000). Updated definitions and functions in the MAT Global Common Functions Library to align with standards changes, CQL Style Guide, and to include one new function related to calculating length of hospital stays with observation stays.
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Removed Patient Not Ambulatory value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.118.11.1010) based on expert review or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology
Removed value set 'Ambulatory Status' (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.118.11.1219) based on expert review or public feedback.
Added 3 CPT codes (99315, 99316, 99318) to the Nursing Facility Visits value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1012) based on updated evidence in published guidelines, published literature, or from published specialty medical society or group recommendations, to capture additional nursing facility visit encounter types.