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Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

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Measure Information 2023 Performance Period
Title Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
CMS eCQM ID CMS50v11
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 374
Measure Steward Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description

Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring clinician receives a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS50v11.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS50v11.html
Rationale *See CMS50v11.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS50v11.html
Improvement Notation

A higher score indicates better quality

Definition *See CMS50v11.html
Guidance

The clinician who refers the patient to another clinician is the clinician who should be held accountable for the performance of this measure.

Only the first referral made between January 1 – October 31 of the measurement period will be considered for this measure to allow adequate time...

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Initial Population

Number of patients, regardless of age, who had an encounter during the measurement period and were referred by one clinician to another clinician on or before October 31

Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

None

Numerator

Number of patients with a referral on or before October 31, for which the referring clinician received a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 01, 2025