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Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients

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Measure Information 2023 Performance Period
Title Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
CMS eCQM ID CMS129v12
CBE ID* 0389e
MIPS Quality ID 102
Measure Steward Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description

Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer at low (or very low) risk of recurrence receiving interstitial prostate brachytherapy, OR external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, OR radical prostatectomy who did not have a bone scan performed at any time...

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Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS129v12.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS129v12.html
Rationale *See CMS129v12.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS129v12.html
Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Definition *See CMS129v12.html
Guidance

A higher score indicates appropriate treatment of patients with prostate cancer at low (or very low) risk of recurrence. Only patients with prostate cancer with low (or very low) risk of recurrence will be counted in the performance denominator of this measure.

This eCQM is a...

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Initial Population

All patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of prostate cancer

Denominator

Equals Initial Population at low (or very low) risk of recurrence receiving interstitial prostate brachytherapy, OR external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, OR radical prostatectomy

Denominator Exclusions

None

Numerator

Patients who did not have a bone scan performed at any time since diagnosis of prostate cancer

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

Documentation of reason(s) for performing a bone scan (including documented pain, salvage therapy, other medical reasons, or bone scan ordered by someone other than reporting clinician)

Telehealth Eligible No
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Header

  • Updated copyright.

    Measure Section: Copyright

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Updated version number of the Quality Data Model (QDM) used in the measure specification to v5.6.

    Measure Section: Guidance

    Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update

Logic

  • Replaced direct reference code SNOMED CT code (258232002) with direct reference code SNOMED CT code (254292007) based on terminology updates and review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Denominator

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v7.0.000.

    Measure Section: Multiple Sections

    Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update

  • Updated the version of the Quality Data Model (QDM) to 5.6 and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) to 1.5.

    Measure Section: Multiple Sections

    Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update

Value set

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  • Replaced direct reference code SNOMED CT code (258232002) with direct reference code SNOMED CT code (254292007) based on terminology updates and review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

Last Updated: Sep 23, 2024